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a gelechiid moth, Phthorimaea operculella, the larvae of which feed on the leaves and bore into the tubers of potatoes and other solanaceous plants.[1890-95]
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potato moth
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potato moth — noun greyish brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm • Syn: ↑potato tuber moth, ↑splitworm, ↑Phthorimaea operculella • Hypernyms: ↑gelechiid, ↑gelechiid moth * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
potato moth — pota′to moth n. ent a widely distributed moth, Phthorimaea operculella, whose larvae are a pest of the potato, tomato, eggplant, and pepper • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
potato tuber moth — noun greyish brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm • Syn: ↑potato moth, ↑splitworm, ↑Phthorimaea operculella • Hypernyms: ↑gelechiid, ↑gelechiid moth * * * noun see p … Useful english dictionary
potato tuberworm — noun larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco • Syn: ↑Phthorimaea operculella • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Phthorimaea, ↑genus Phthorimaea * * * nou … Useful english dictionary
potato tuberworm — /tooh beuhr werrm , tyooh / the larva of the potato moth. [1935 40, Amer.; TUBER + WORM] * * * … Universalium
potato tuberworm — pota′to tu′ber•worm [[t]ˈtu bərˌwɜrm, ˈtyu [/t]] n. ent the larva of the potato moth • Etymology: 1935–40, amer … From formal English to slang
potato grub — noun : a larva of a potato moth … Useful english dictionary
Potato — Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potato beetle — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potato bug — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
