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lesser peach tree borer

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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Nearby words

  1. lesser of two evils,
  2. lesser omentum,
  3. lesser palatine foramen,
  4. lesser palatine nerve,
  5. lesser panda,
  6. lesser peritoneal cavity,
  7. lesser petrosal nerve,
  8. lesser prairie chicken,
  9. lesser rhomboid muscle,
  10. lesser sanhedrin

Origin of lesser peach tree borer

First recorded in 1920–25
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