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apple tree borer
[ ap-uhl tree bawr-er ]
noun
- 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.
- Also called round·head·ed ap·ple tree bor·er [round, -hed-id , ap, -, uh, l tree bawr-er]. the larva of a long-horned beetle, Saperda candida, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apple tree borer1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
The round-headed apple-tree borer eats into the wood at the crown.
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The flat-headed apple-tree borer works just underneath the bark on any part of the trunk or large branches.
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June is the month of all months for the prudent orchardist to go thus armed, for the apple-tree borer is abroad in the land.
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The flat-headed apple tree borer, Chrysobothris femorata, is also a native of this country.
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The flat-headed apple-tree borer works in the sap wood of the pear as in the apple.
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