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lesser peach tree borer

noun

Definition of LESSER PEACH TREE BORER

:  a clearwing moth (Synanthedon pictipes) whose larva bores into the wood of stone-fruit trees and especially the peach
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First Known Use of LESSER PEACH TREE BORER

circa 1924

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