| 单词 | square-borer |
| 释义 | > as lemmassquare-borer f. U.S. A group of bracts surrounding the flower of the cotton-plant. Hence square-borer (an insect). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > cotton-plant > part of cotton seed1795 square1895 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Square. 1906 E. W. Hilgard Soils 503 The writer found a ‘patch’ of cotton with luxuriant stalks.., but almost devoid of ‘squares’ or blooms. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 19 Dec. 2/1 The devastation caused by..the cotton aphis, the web-worm, and the square-borer. < as lemmas |
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