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stem borer

stem borer noun: any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems.

Noun

stem borer (plural stem borers)

  1. Any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems.
    • The Manitoba maple was subject to a stem-borer which destroyed its growing tips, and in any case it had a diffuse, shrubby growth which never concentrated naturally into a single trunk.1972, James M. Minifie, Homesteader, A Prairie Boyhood Recalled, page 121

stem borer meaning in Tamil

stem borer in Tamil

தண்டு துளைப்பான், தண்டுகோதி

Forms of stem borer

pluralstem borers
alternative formstemborer

Origin of stem borer

From stem + borer.

Questions about stem borer

What does stem borer mean?
Stem borer means any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems.
What is stem borer in Tamil?
Stem borer in Tamil is தண்டு துளைப்பான், தண்டுகோதி. See Stem borer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stem borer?
Stem borer is a noun.
What is the plural of stem borer?
The plural of stem borer is stem borers.

Words near stem borer in the dictionary

  1. stelæ
  2. stelè
  3. stelès
  4. stem
  5. stem and leaf
  6. stem borer
  7. stem borers
  8. stem cell
  9. stem cells
  10. stem duchies
  11. stem duchy

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