English Explanatory Dictionary

vespiary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nest built by a social wasp species.
  2. A colony of wasps living in such a nest.

Word forms

vespiary vespiaries

Etymology

From Latin vespa (“wasp”), formed in imitation of apiary (a similar structure for bees).

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