"apiculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|api-<t:bee>|culture|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*kʷélh₁-e-ti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷelh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kʷelō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "colō", "gloss" : "to till, cultivate", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tew-", "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-r-eh₂", "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tūra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cultūra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "culture", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "culture", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "apiculture", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="apiculture"> From api- (“bee”) + culture. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} apiculture (uncountable)
  1. The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: beekeeping Derived forms: apicultural, apiculturalist, apiculturist Related terms: apiarist, apiary
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