Aphyllous
(Aph"yl*lous) a. [Gr. 'a priv. + leaf.] (Bot.) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain
euphorbiaceous plants, etc.
Apiaceous
(A`pi*a"ceous) a. (Bot.) Umbelliferous.
Apian
(A"pi*an) a. Belonging to bees.
Apiarian
(A`pi*a"ri*an) a. Of or relating to bees.
Apiarist
(A"pi*a*rist) n. One who keeps an apiary.
Apiary
(A"pi*a*ry) n. [L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.] A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for
bees; a beehouse.
Apical
(Ap"ic*al) a. [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.] At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.
Apices
(||Ap"i*ces) n. pl. See Apex.
Apician
(A*pi"cian) a. [L. Apicianus.] Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied
to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.
Apicular
(A*pic"u*lar), a. [NL. apiculus, dim. of L. apex, apicis.] Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
Apiculate
(A*pic"u*late A*pic"u*la`ted) a. [See Apicular.] (Bot.) Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct
point, as a leaf.
Apiculture
(Ap"i*cul`ture) n. [L. apis bee + E. culture.] Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
Apiece
(A*piece") adv. [Pref. a- + piece.] Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of
each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. "Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece." Hume.
Apieces
(A*pie"ces) adv. In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] "Being torn apieces." Shak.
Apiked
(A*pik"ed) a. Trimmed. [Obs.]
Full fresh and new here gear apiked was.
Chaucer.
Apiol
(A"pi*ol) n. [L. apium parsley + -ol.] (Med.) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
Apiologist
(A`pi*ol"o*gist) n. [L. apis bee + -logist ] A student of bees. [R.] Emerson.
Apis
(||A"pis) n. [L., bee.] (Zoöl.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common
honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.
