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hemlock woolly adelgids

hemlock woolly adelgids is the plural of hemlock woolly adelgid.

Meaning of hemlock woolly adelgid

Noun

hemlock woolly adelgid (plural hemlock woolly adelgids)

  1. An insect of the species Adelges tsugae.
    • Oak wilt, gypsy moth caterpillars, spruce bud worm and lately dogwood anthracnose and hemlock woolly adelgid are only some of the better known problems with which gardeners, foresters and ecologists must contend.1995, Gleen Douglas Dreyer, “Maintaining Your Woodland Garden”, in Woodland Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, page 40
    Synonyms:
    HWA

Questions about hemlock woolly adelgids

What is hemlock woolly adelgids the plural of?
Hemlock woolly adelgids is the plural of hemlock woolly adelgid.

Words near hemlock woolly adelgids in the dictionary

  1. hemlock
  2. hemlock leather
  3. hemlock leathers
  4. hemlock parsley
  5. hemlock woolly adelgid
  6. hemlock woolly adelgids
  7. hemlocks
  8. hemlocky
  9. hemloite
  10. Hemmam
  11. Hemme

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