vespiary

[ ves-pee-er-ee ]
/ ˈvɛs piˌɛr i /

noun, plural ves·pi·ar·ies.

a nest of social wasps.

Origin of vespiary

1810–20; < Latin vesp(a) wasp + (ap)iary

Example sentences from the Web for vespiary

  • In every other respect it had precisely the same colour and fibrous texture as the walls of a vespiary.

    Insect Architecture |James Rennie

British Dictionary definitions for vespiary

vespiary
/ (ˈvɛspɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets

Word Origin for vespiary

C19: from Latin vespa a wasp, on the model of apiary