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loosestrife borers

loosestrife borers is the plural of loosestrife borer.

Meaning of loosestrife borer

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

Questions about loosestrife borers

What is loosestrife borers the plural of?
Loosestrife borers is the plural of loosestrife borer.

Words near loosestrife borers in the dictionary

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

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