- elm beetle
- elm beetle,any one of various beetles that feed the leaves of elm trees.
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elm beetle
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Elm beetle — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elm — Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elm borer — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elm butterfly — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elm moth — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elm sawfly — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dutch-elm beetle — noun a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease • Syn: ↑Scolytus multistriatus • Hypernyms: ↑bark beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolytus, ↑genus Scolytus … Useful english dictionary
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
elm bark beetle — ☆ elm bark beetle n. the bark boring beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that feeds on the bark of elm trees and carries Dutch elm disease … English World dictionary
elm leaf beetle — ☆ elm leaf beetle n. a beetle (Pyrrhalta luteola) that feeds on the leaves of elm trees while in both its larval and adult stages … English World dictionary
