vespiary

From Latin vespa (“wasp”), formed in imitation of apiary (a similar structure for bees).

vespiary (plural vespiaries)

1. A nest built by a social wasp species.
2. A colony of wasps living in such a nest.

• “vespiary” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.