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european elm scale — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st E : a reddish brown unarmored scale (Gossyparia spuria) introduced into No. America from Europe, feeding especially on the underside of the limbs of various elms, secreting great quantities of honeydew, and… … Useful english dictionary
smaller European elm bark beetle — noun Date: circa 1945 elm bark beetle b … New Collegiate Dictionary
smaller European elm bark beetle. — See elm bark beetle (def. 1). [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
smaller european elm bark beetle — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st E : elm bark beetle b … Useful english dictionary
smaller European elm bark beetle. — See elm bark beetle (def. 1). [1940 45] … Useful english dictionary
elm tree — noun any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees • Syn: ↑elm • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑winged elm, ↑wing elm, ↑Ulmus alata, ↑Amer … Useful english dictionary
elm bark beetle — noun : either of two beetles that are vectors of the fungus which causes Dutch elm disease: a. : a native beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes) of eastern No. America b. : a smaller European beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that has become established in… … Useful english dictionary
European field elm — noun European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental • Syn: ↑smooth leaved elm, ↑Ulmus carpinifolia • Hypernyms: ↑elm, ↑elm tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus … Useful english dictionary
elm bark beetle — 1. Also called smaller European elm bark beetle. a shiny, dark reddish brown bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, originating in Europe and now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease. 2. Also called native elm bark beetle … Universalium
elm bark beetle — elm′ bark bee tle n. 1) ent a shiny, dark reddish brown European bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease 2) ent a bark beetle, Hylurgopinus opaculus, of E North America, that also… … From formal English to slang
