apiculture

[Lat. apis = a bee, and cultura tilling, cultivating, tending.] The "culture" or tending of bees; bee-keeping. "To those acquainted with German and American apiculture, it is a well-known fact that we are at least a century behind these nations in this important art." -Rev. George Raynor , in Times , October 1, 1875. Vesuvius. [In Lat., an uncla ical dim in., from apex. ] In Bot.: A small point, used especially of cases in which the midrib projects beyond the leaf, so as to constitute a small point, or when a small point is suddenly and abruptly formed. (Loudon: Cycl. of Plants , 1829; Glo ary .)