HyperDic: beekeeping

English > 1 sense of the word *beekeeping*:
NOUN	act	beekeeping, apiculture	the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

beekeeping > pronunciation
Sounds	biy'kiy.pihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *beekeeping*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey.
Synonym	apiculture
Broader	cultivation	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
Spanish	apicultura
Catalan	apicultura