apple tree borer

ap·ple tree bor·er

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Definitions of apple tree borer words

noun apple tree borer Also called flatheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, Chrysobothris femorata, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees. 1
noun apple tree borer Also called roundheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a long-horned beetle, Saperda candida, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees. 1

before 1830

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An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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