apple tree borer

[ ap-uhl tree bawr-er ]

noun
  1. Also called flatheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, Chrysobothris femorata, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees.

  2. Also called round·head·ed ap·ple tree bor·er [round-hed-id ap-uhl tree bawr-er] /ˈraʊnd hɛd ɪd ˈæp əl ˌtri ˌbɔr ər/ . the larva of a long-horned beetle, Saperda candida, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees.

Origin of apple tree borer

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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