black stem
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Next, the scientists raised black stem borers in the lab, exposing them to a tube full of sawdust.
From National Geographic • Apr. 9, 2018
What's more, the researchers found that ethanol promotes the growth of symbiotic fungi preferred by several other types of ambrosia beetles, suggesting the phenomenon is not unique to the black stem borer, Biedermann says.
From National Geographic • Apr. 9, 2018
Ug99, which was discovered in Uganda in 1999, is a form of black stem rust that can wipe out whole harvests.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2013
It looked like a mushroom atom cloud, low with a black stem.
From Time Magazine Archive
My room, for instance, held a tokonoma, made of the polished black stem of a palm and delicate woodwork, framing a scroll picture representing storks.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
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