twig girdler

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• Twig girdler — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• twig girdler. — See under girdler (def. 2). [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• twig girdler. — See under girdler (def. 2). [1890 95, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

• twig girdler — noun : a cerambycid beetle (Oncideres cingulata) that lays its eggs in twigs of various hardwood trees in the eastern United States and girdles the twigs so that they fall off …   Useful english dictionary

• Twig — Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twig borer — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twig rush — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• girdler — /gerrd leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that girdles. 2. any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata (twig girdler), that cut a groove around the bark of a twig, stem, etc. 3. a person who makes girdles. [1325 75; ME; see GIRDLE, ER1] …   Universalium

• Oncideres cingulata — Twig Girdler Oncideres Cingulata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) …   Wikipedia

• Amphicerus bicaudatus — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Telopea speciosissima — flowerhead with florets opening from the edges towards the centre, Blue Mountains, Australia …   Wikipedia