SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL

Meaning of SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL in English

noun

or sweet-potato borer

: a bluish-black weevil ( Cylas formicarius ) with a red prothorax whose larva bores in sweet-potato tubers

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL — долгоносик бататовый (Cylas formicarius)
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SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL — долгоносик бататовый ( Cylas formicarius )
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WEEVIL — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to …
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SWEET — I. ˈswēt, usu -ēd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English swete, sweete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old …
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WEEVIL — ˈwēvəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wivil, wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High …
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POTATO — pəˈtād.(ˌ)ō, -ād.ə, -ātə sometimes pəd.ˈād.- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish patata, batata, from Taino batata 1. …
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WEEVIL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
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SWEET — (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; …
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WEEVIL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and …
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SWEET — ( superl. ) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; …
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WEEVIL — /wee"veuhl/ , n. 1. Also called snout beetle . any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the …
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SWEET — — sweetly , adv. — sweetness , n. /sweet/ , adj., sweeter, sweetest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having …
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POTATO — /peuh tay"toh, -teuh/ , n. , pl. potatoes . 1. Also called Irish potato, white potato . the edible tuber …
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WEEVIL — n. beetle that has a snout-like projection and feeds on various grains and fruits
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SWEET — I. ˈswēt adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre …
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WEEVIL — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to …
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POTATO — pə-ˈdā-, bə- noun ( plural -toes ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino Date: 1565 1. : sweet …
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WEEVIL — noun any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
Webster English vocab
SWEET — adv sweetly. 2. sweet ·vt to sweeten. 3. sweet ·noun confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, ·etc. 4. sweet ·noun home-made wines, cordials, …
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POTATO — noun the sweet potato (see below). 2. potato ·noun a plant (solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family, and its esculent …
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WEEVIL — [ 'wi:v(ə)l , 'wi:vɪl ] ■ noun a small beetle with an elongated snout, several kinds of which are pests …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEEVIL — [wee.vil] n [ME wevel, fr. OE wifel; akin to OHG wibil beetle, OE wefan to weave] (bef. 12c): any of …
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SWEET — [sweet] adj [ME swete, fr. OE swete; akin to OHG suozi sweet, L suadere to urge, suavis sweet, Gk hedys] …
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POTATO — [po.ta.to] n, pl -toes often attrib [Sp batata, fr. Taino] (1565) 1: sweet potato 2. a: an erect So. American …
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WEEVIL — also called snout beetle true weevil of the insect family Curculionidae. This family is not only the largest family of …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTATO — (Solanum tuberosum), one of some 150 tuber-bearing species of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae). The potato (common potato, white potato, …
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WEEVIL — weevil BrE AmE ˈwiːv ə l -ɪl ▷ weevil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEET — sweet, Sweet BrE AmE swiːt ▷ sweeter ˈswiːt ə AmE ˈswiːt̬ ə r ▷ sweetest ˈswiːt ɪst -əst AmE ˈswiːt̬ …
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POTATO — potato BrE AmE pə ˈteɪt əʊ !!bə- AmE \ pə ˈteɪt̬ oʊ pət̬ ˈeɪt̬-, -ə ▷ potato|es z ▶ po …
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WEEVIL — / ˈwiːvl; NAmE / noun a small insect with a hard shell, that eats grain, nuts and other seeds and …
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POTATO — / pəˈteɪtəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -oes ) a round white vegetable with a …
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WEEVIL — wee ‧ vil /ˈwiːv ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wifil ] a small …
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POTATO — po ‧ ta ‧ to S2 /pəˈteɪtəʊ $ -toʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural potatoes ) [ Date: 1500-1600 ; …
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WEEVIL — n. 1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding …
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SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
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WEEVIL — n. 1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEET — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
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POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1 a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
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WEEVIL — n.1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding esp. …
Oxford English vocab
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
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POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1. a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
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WEEVIL — ( weevils) A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. N-COUNT
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SWEET — ( sweeter, sweetest, sweets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sweet food …
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POTATO — ( potatoes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Potatoes are quite round …
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WEEVIL — (~s) A ~ is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. N-COUNT
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WEEVIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boll weevil EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was the weevil in the fruit, according to …
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SWEET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet smell ▪ She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn. …
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POTATO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tomato/potato/bean etc plant ▪ Bean plants are easy to grow. couch potato fruit/potato salad …
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WEEVIL — [noun] [C] - any of various beetles which destroy crops such as grains and cotton
Cambridge English vocab
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POTATO — [noun] [plural] potatoes - a roundish white vegetable with a light brown, red or pink skin which grows underground and …
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WEEVIL — n. or snout beetle Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWEET — n. sweet marjoram sweet pea sweet potato sweet William
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POTATO — n. Colorado potato beetle potato bug Irish Potato Famine potato beetle sweet potato
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POTATO — n. Herbaceous annual ( Solanum tuberosum ) in the nightshade family . One of the world's main food crops, the …
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SWEET
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEET — n. 25B6; adjective sweet biscuits : SUGARY, sweetened, saccharine; sugared, honeyed, candied, glacé; sickly, cloying. the sweet scent of roses …
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