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swede midge

swede midge noun: contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.

Noun

swede midge (plural swede midges)

  1. Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
    • The galls were first discovered in 2012 and attributed to infestation by the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)...2019 February 15, Boyd A. Mori et al., “A new species of Contarinia Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces flower galls on canola (Brassicaceae) in the Canadian prairies”, in Canadian...

Forms of swede midge

pluralswede midges

Origin of swede midge

Named after the swede, which is a host plant for the insect.

Questions about swede midge

What does swede midge mean?
Swede midge means contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
What part of speech is swede midge?
Swede midge is a noun.
What is the plural of swede midge?
The plural of swede midge is swede midges.

Words near swede midge in the dictionary

  1. Swed
  2. Swed.
  3. Swedberg
  4. Swedbergs
  5. swede
  6. swede midge
  7. swede midges
  8. Swede saw
  9. Swede saws
  10. sweded
  11. Swedeland

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