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lesser peach tree borer
noun
- the larva of a clearwing moth, Synanthedon pictipes, distributed throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada but most prevalent in the South, that burrows into the injured trunks and branches of stone fruit trees.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lesser peach tree borer1
First recorded in 1920–25
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