peach tree borer

noun

: a blue-black clearwing moth (Synanthedon exitiosa synonym Sanninoidea exitiosa) with the female having an orange band on the abdomen and whose white brown-headed larva bores in the wood of stone fruit trees (such as the peach)

Examples of peach tree borer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
He’s also had to remove about a dozen stone fruit trees this year because of damage from a beetle known as the peach tree borer. Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 First week: If necessary, second spray for peach tree borer and/or peach twig borer. oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peach tree borer was in 1850

Dictionary Entries Near peach tree borer

Cite this Entry

“Peach tree borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peach%20tree%20borer. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on peach tree borer

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!