SUPERHIVE

Etymology

Noun

superhive (plural superhives)

(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

Synonyms

• duplet, super

Antonyms

• nadir

Verb

superhive (third-person singular simple present superhives, present participle superhiving, simple past and past participle superhived)

(beekeeping) To add or to place a superhive atop the existing boxes of the beehive.

Anagrams

• hepevirus

Source: Wiktionary


Su"per*hive`, n.

Definition: A removable upper part of a hive. The word is sometimes contracted to super.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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