peach moth.
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peach moth — noun : a moth having larvae that attack the peach; especially : oriental peach moth * * * peach moth, a small, mottled brown moth whose larvae burrow into peaches and other fruits; Oriental fruit moth … Useful english dictionary
peach moth. — See Oriental fruit moth … Useful english dictionary
oriental peach moth — noun or oriental fruit moth Usage: sometimes capitalized O : a small moth (Grapholitha molesta) prob. native to Japan but now of nearly cosmopolitan distribution and having a larva that is injurious to the twigs and fruit of orchard trees and… … Useful english dictionary
oriental peach moth — noun see oriental fruit moth … New Collegiate Dictionary
Peach — (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well known high flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peach color — Peach Peach (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well known high flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peach-tree borer — Peach Peach (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well known high flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peach-bloom — peachˈ bloomˈ noun 1. The powdery bloom on a peach 2. A similar appearance on the face, on pottery, etc 3. A peach flower (also peach blossom) 4. Its pinkish colour 5. A moth with wings so coloured (Thyatira batis) adjective Of the colour of or… … Useful english dictionary
peach tree borer — noun : any of several moth larvae that are destructive to peach trees, boring in the wood usually near ground level; especially : a white brown headed grub that is the larva of a blue black orange marked clearwing moth (Sanninoidea exitiosa) and… … Useful english dictionary
peach twig borer — noun : the larva of a small gelechiid moth (Anarsia lineatella) that bores into the smaller twigs of the peach and other fruit trees * * * peach twig borer, a moth larva that bores into the trunk and branches of peach trees … Useful english dictionary
