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lesser cornstalk borer
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noun
the larva of a widely distributed pyralid moth, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, that damages corn and some other crops by boring into the part of the stalk close to the soil.
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Origin of lesser cornstalk borer
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby lesser cornstalk borer
lesser, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, Lesser Bear, lesser celandine, lesser cornstalk borer, Lesser Dionysia, Lesser Dog, lesser Ionic, lesser of two evils, lesser omentum
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