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woodwasp

woodwasp noun: any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.

Noun

woodwasp (plural woodwasps)

  1. Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.
    • The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood.2007 April 23, The Associated Press, “Albany: Pine-Killing Wasp Monitored”, in New York Times

Forms of woodwasp

pluralwoodwasps
alternative formwood wasp

Origin of woodwasp

From wood + wasp.

Words formed from woodwasp

  • cedar wood wasp

Questions about woodwasp

What does woodwasp mean?
Woodwasp means any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.
What part of speech is woodwasp?
Woodwasp is a noun.
What is the plural of woodwasp?
The plural of woodwasp is woodwasps.

Words near woodwasp in the dictionary

  1. woodwardship
  2. woodwardships
  3. woodware
  4. woodwares
  5. woodwart
  6. woodwasp
  7. woodwasps
  8. woodwax
  9. woodwaxen
  10. woodwaxens
  11. woodway

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