lesser peach tree borer

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noun

the larva of a clearwing moth, Synanthedon pictipes, distributed throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada but most prevalent in the South, that burrows into the injured trunks and branches of stone fruit trees.

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Origin of lesser peach tree borer

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby lesser peach tree borer

lesser of two evils, lesser omentum, lesser palatine foramen, lesser palatine nerve, lesser panda, lesser peach tree borer, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser petrosal nerve, lesser rhomboid muscle, Lesser Slave Lake, lesser splanchnic nerve

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