weevil
61Plum weevil — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… …
62Wheat weevil — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …
63Wheat weevil — Taxobox name = Wheat weevil image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Curculionidae genus = Sitophilus species = S. granarius binomial = Sitophilus granarius A wheat weevil (… …
64pea weevil — noun larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant • Syn: ↑Bruchus pisorum • Hypernyms: ↑seed beetle, ↑seed weevil • Member Holonyms: ↑Bruchus, ↑genus Bruchus * * * …
65alfalfa weevil — noun : a small dark brown European weevil (Hypera postica) now widely established in No. America having a yellowish or greenish white striped larva that feeds on the foliage of alfalfa * * * a European weevil, Hypera postica, now also widely… …
66corn weevil — noun 1. : granary weevil 2. : a billbug attacking maize * * * corn weevil noun A small weevil (Calandra granaria), destructive in granaries • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …
67nut weevil — noun : a weevil (as of the genus Balaninus) whose larva lives in nuts * * * any of several snout beetles of the genus Balaninus, the larvae of which live in and feed on nuts and acorns. [1795 1805] * * * nut weevil, a weevil that feeds on the… …
68Bean weevil — Bean Bean (b[=e]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[ a]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[ o]nne, Sw. b[ o]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the… …
69black weevil — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …
70Clover weevil — Clover Clo ver (kl[=o] v[ e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. kl[ o]fver.] (Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the common red clover, {Trifolium pratense},… …
