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adjective
relating to bees or to the breeding and care of bees.
Origin:
1795–1805;
apiary
+
-an
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apiarian
(ˌeɪpɪˈɛərɪən)
—
adj
of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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