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loosestrife borer

loosestrife borer noun: the moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).

loosestrife borer: the moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia...
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Noun

loosestrife borer (plural loosestrife borers)

  1. The moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).
    • Papaipema lysimachiæ, n. sp.1914, The Canadian Entomologist, Volume 46, page 70, For the Loosestrife borer the following specific name is proposed

Forms of loosestrife borer

pluralloosestrife borers

Questions about loosestrife borer

What does loosestrife borer mean?
Loosestrife borer means the moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).
What part of speech is loosestrife borer?
Loosestrife borer is a noun.
What is the plural of loosestrife borer?
The plural of loosestrife borer is loosestrife borers.

Words near loosestrife borer in the dictionary

  1. looses up
  2. loosest
  3. loosest-fitting
  4. loosest-knit
  5. loosestrife
  6. loosestrife borer
  7. loosestrife borers
  8. loosestrifes
  9. looseth
  10. loosey
  11. loosey goosey

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