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borer

noun bor·er \ˈbȯr-ər\

: an insect that digs holes in the woody parts of plants

Full Definition of BORER

1
:  a tool used for boring
2
a :  shipworm
b :  an insect that bores in the woody parts of plants
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First Known Use of BORER

14th century

Rhymes with BORER

corer, floorer, horror, pourer, roarer, scorer, schnorrer, snorer, soarer

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100 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. borer
  2. accretion borer
  3. apple tree borer
  4. apple twig borer
  5. ash borer
  6. bamboo borer
  7. banana root borer
  8. bean-pod borer
  9. birch borer
  10. bog borer
  11. bronze birch borer
  12. cane borer
  13. chestnut borer
  14. clover root borer
  15. corn borer
  16. currant borer
  17. dogwood borer
  18. elm borer
  19. emerald ash borer
  20. European corn borer
  21. European house borer
  22. flatheaded apple tree borer
  23. flatheaded borer
  24. grain borer
  25. hickory borer
  26. increment borer
  27. iris borer
  28. jig borer
  29. lead cable borer
  30. lesser cornstalk borer
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