| 单词 | plum weevil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplum weevil plum weevil n. any of various weevils whose larvae infest plums, esp. the plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Curculionoidea or Rhyncophora > family Curculionidae or genus Curculio > plum-weevil plum weevil1842 nenuphar1852 plum gouger1863 1842 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 81 This insect is the plum-weevil, and is the same which may be found in the black excrescence, that so often disfigures the plum tree. 1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening III. 168/1 The flowers and fruits are attacked chiefly by the Plum Weevil (Rhynchites cupreus) and the Plum Tortrix (Carpocapsa funebrana). 1931 E. O. Essig Hist. Entomol. viii. 509 Gather and dispose of or destroy all fruit infested by the..plum weevil..as often as once a week. 1989 Encycl. Brit. IX. 526/2 Plum curculio, also called American plum weevil. < as lemmas |
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