Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apiculture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: api-cul-ture
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English apiculture From api- (“bee”) + culture.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

apicultural apiculturalist apiculturist

Frequently Paired Words

apiarist apiary

Synonyms

beekeeping

Questions

What does apiculture mean?: The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
Where does apiculture come from?: Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English apiculture From api- (“bee”) + culture.

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