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vespiary

[ves-pee-er-ee]

noun

plural

vespiaries 

  1. a nest of social wasps.

vespiary

/ ˈɛɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vespiary1

1810–20; < Latin vesp ( a ) wasp + (ap)iary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vespiary1

C19: from Latin vespa a wasp, on the model of apiary
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The background pulsing of the dishwashers, the squeal of announcements that no one hears—it is a vespiary, the Hornet haven.

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