Borer
71twig borer — noun : any of various small beetles or their larvae or the larvae of small moths that bore in twigs of trees or shrubs compare apple twig borer, peach twig borer * * * any of several beetles, beetle larvae, or moth larvae that bore into the twigs …
72Grape borer — Grape Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},… …
73Peach-tree borer — Peach Peach (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well known high flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a… …
74Stone borer — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …
75Twig borer — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …
76Vine borer — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …
77corn borer — noun Date: 1861 any of several insects that bore in maize: as a. European corn borer b. southwestern corn borer …
78Instep borer — The instep borer was a mediaeval German instrument of torture that externally resembled an iron boot. It was hinged to permit the free insertion and removal of the bare foot. A crank projected from a housing over the instep, which concealed a… …
79Stalk Borer — The Stalk Borer is a larval pest of corn. It is the caterpillar of Papaipema nebris , a Noctuid moth.External links* [http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/pestmngt3/AG271/corn sorghum/stalk borer.html|North Carolina State University species …
80Banded hickory borer — Taxobox name = Banded hickory borer regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga superfamilia = Chrysomeloidea familia = Cerambycidae subfamilia = Cerambycinae tribus = Bothriospilini genus =… …
