vespiary
[ ves-pee-er-ee ]
/ ˈvɛs piˌɛr i /
noun, plural ves·pi·ar·ies.
a nest of social wasps.
Words nearby vespiary
vesperal,
vespers,
vespertide,
vespertilionine,
vespertine,
vespiary,
vespid,
vespine,
vespucci,
vessel,
vessel element
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