COTTON STAINER


Meaning of COTTON STAINER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1856

: any of several bugs (genus Dysdercus ) that damage and stain the lint of developing cotton especially : a red and brown bug ( D. suturellus ) that attacks cotton in the southern U.S.

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