vespiary

n., pl., -ies.
A nest or colony of wasps or hornets.

[Latin vespa, wasp + (AP)IARY.]

(VES-pee-er-ee)

noun
A nest or colony of wasps.

Etymology
Blend of Latin vespa (wasp) and apiary (a place where bees are kept)

Italian scooter company Piaggio named their first product Vespa because they felt it looked and perhaps sounded like a wasp.

Usage
"[William Bullitt] had moved into Charles Bedaux's Château de Candé, a perfect vespiary of Nazi spies and collaborators." — Charles Higham; The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life; John Wiley & Sons; 2004.

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