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apple borer

apple borer noun: a roundheaded apple borer (Saperda candida, syn. Saperda bivittata).

Noun

apple borer (plural apple borers)

  1. a roundheaded apple borer (Saperda candida, syn. Saperda bivittata)
  2. a flatheaded appletree borer (Chrysobothris femorata)
  3. a red-belted clearwing, apple clearwing moth (Synanthedon myopaeformis)
  4. an apple stem borer (Apriona cinerea)
  5. an apple twig borer (Amphicerus bicaudatus)
  6. an apple trunk borer (Coryphodema tristis)

Forms of apple borer

pluralapple borers

Questions about apple borer

What does apple borer mean?
Apple borer means a roundheaded apple borer (Saperda candida, syn. Saperda bivittata).
What part of speech is apple borer?
Apple borer is a noun.
What is the plural of apple borer?
The plural of apple borer is apple borers.

Words near apple borer in the dictionary

  1. apple blight
  2. apple blossom
  3. apple blossom weevil
  4. apple blossoms
  5. apple bobbing
  6. apple borer
  7. apple borers
  8. apple box
  9. apple boxes
  10. apple brandies
  11. apple brandy

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