ves·pi·ar·y

(vĕs′pē-ĕr′ē)

n. pl. ves·pi·ar·ies

A nest or colony of wasps.

[Latin vespa, wasp + (ap)iary.]

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vespiary

(ˈvɛspɪərɪ)

n, pl -aries

(Zoology) a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets

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

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vespiary

1. a wasps’ nest.
2. a community or colony of wasps.

Vespiary

a group of wasps; a wasps’ nest, 1817.

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