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apple tree borer — noun : a beetle having larvae that bore in apple trees: a. : flatheaded apple tree borer b. : a large beetle (Saperda candida) brown striped with white above and dull white beneath that is especially destructive to apple and other fruit trees… … Useful english dictionary
flatheaded apple tree borer — noun : a flattened elongate oval beetle (Chrysobothris femorata) bronze above and bright and brassy beneath that is widespread in hardwoods called also apple tree borer * * * /flat hed id/. See apple tree borer (def. 1). [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
flatheaded apple tree borer — /flat hed id/. See apple tree borer (def. 1). [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
roundheaded apple tree borer. — See apple tree borer (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
roundheaded apple tree borer — noun : apple tree borer b … Useful english dictionary
roundheaded apple tree borer. — See apple tree borer (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
Apple tree — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peach-tree borer — Peach Peach (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well known high flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ap|ple-tree borer — «AP uhl TREE», any one of a large number of beetles that live in the wood or just under the bark of apple trees. The legless grubs hatch from eggs laid on the bark and bore into the wood, often killing the tree … Useful english dictionary
Apple borer — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
