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milky spore

milky spore noun: a disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.

Noun

milky spore (uncountable)

  1. A disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
    Synonyms:
    milky disease

Synonyms of milky spore

Questions about milky spore

What does milky spore mean?
Milky spore means a disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
What part of speech is milky spore?
Milky spore is a noun.

Words near milky spore in the dictionary

  1. milky disease
  2. milky quartz
  3. milky quartzes
  4. milky sea
  5. milky seas
  6. milky spore
  7. milky stork
  8. milky storks
  9. Milky Way
  10. Milky Way Galaxy
  11. milky-dashel

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