Word of the Day 11.5.9
apiary
a·pi·ar·y (
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n. pl. a·pi·ar·ies
A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey.
[Latin apirium, beehive, from apis, bee.]
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apiary – a shed containing a number of beehives