AILANTHUS SILKWORM

Meaning of AILANTHUS SILKWORM in English

a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

AILANTHUS SILKWORM — noun : a large green silkworm ( Samia cynthia or S. walkeri ) native to eastern Asia but introduced into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILKWORM — noun Date: before 12th century a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AILANTHUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Kamarian (Austronesian language of the Piru Bay region, Seram) ai lanito, literally, the sky tree, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AILANTHUS — Any of the flowering plants that make up the genus Ailanthus , in the quassia family (Simaroubaceae), native to eastern …
Английский словарь Британика
SILKWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolcwyrm, from seolc silk + wyrm worm : a moth larva that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AILANTHUS — āˈlan(t)thəs, īˈ- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Amboinese ai lanto, literally, tree (of) heaven 1. capitalized : a small genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILKWORM — (n.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk …
Английский словарь Webster
AILANTHUS — (n.) Same as Ailantus.
Английский словарь Webster
SILKWORM — ( n. ) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AILANTHUS — ( n. ) Same as Ailantus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILKWORM — /silk"werrm'/ , n. 1. the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AILANTHUS — — ailanthic , adj. /ay lan"theuhs/ , n. , pl. ailanthuses . any tree belonging to the genus Ailanthus, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILKWORM — n. variety of moth larva that spins a cocoon made of silk fibers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AILANTHUS — n. type of tree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILKWORM — noun Date: before 12th century : a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AILANTHUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Kamarian (Austronesian language of the Piru Bay region, Seram) ai lanito, literally, the sky tree, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILKWORM — noun the larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk …
Webster English vocab
AILANTHUS — noun ·same·as ailantus.
Webster English vocab
SILKWORM — ■ noun a caterpillar of a domesticated silk moth, which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AILANTHUS — [ eɪ'lanθəs ] ■ noun a tall large-leaved deciduous tree native to Asia and Australasia, especially the tree of heaven. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILKWORM — [silk.worm] n (bef. 12c): a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AILANTHUS — [ai.lan.thus] n [NL, fr. Ambonese ai lanito, lit., tree (of) heaven] (1807): any of a small Asian genus (Ailanthus of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILKWORM — silkworm BrE AmE ˈsɪlk wɜːm AmE \ -wɝːm ▷ silkworm|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AILANTHUS — ailanthus BrE AmE eɪ ˈlæn t θ əs ▷ ailanthus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILKWORM — / ˈsɪlkwɜːm; NAmE -wɜːrm/ noun a caterpillar (= a small creature like a worm with legs) that produces silk thread …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILKWORM — silk ‧ worm /ˈsɪlkwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a type of ↑ caterpillar which produces silk thread
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AILANTHUS — n. a tall deciduous tree of the genus Ailanthus, esp. A. altissima, native to China and Australasia. [mod.L ailantus f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AILANTHUS — n. a tall deciduous tree of the genus Ailanthus, esp. A. altissima, native to China and Australasia. [ mod.L ailantus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Oxford English vocab
AILANTHUS — n. a tall deciduous tree of the genus Ailanthus, esp. A. altissima, native to China and Australasia. Etymology: mod.L ailantus …
Oxford English vocab
SILKWORM — ( silkworms) A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILKWORM — (~s) A ~ is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILKWORM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And the lady dressed by the silkworm was probably oblivious to everything. ▪ In one, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILKWORM — [noun] [C] - a type of caterpillar (= a small tube-shaped insect with many legs) which produces threads of silk …
Cambridge English vocab
AILANTHUS — n. Any of the flowering plants that make up the genus Ailanthus , in the quassia family (Simaroubaceae), native to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILKWORM — n. 1) to keep ( BE ), raise ( esp. AE ), rear ( BE ) ~s 2) ~s spin …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SILKWORM — сущ.; зоол. тутовый шелкопряд to keep брит., raise, rear брит. silkworms ≈ разводить тутовых шелкопрядов Silkworms spin cocoons. ≈ Шелкопряды …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AILANTHUS — айлант айлант
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM — Шелковичный червь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM — n 1. энт. тутовый шелкопряд ( Bombyx mori ) 2. воен. жарг. парашютист
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILKWORM — шелкопряд - hatch silkworm - silkworm molts
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
AILANTHUS — бот. айлант (род деревьев семейства симарубовых)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILKWORM — шелковичный червь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AILANTHUS — айлант
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SILKWORM — (n) парашютист; тутовый шелкопряд
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SILKWORM — n 1. энт. тутовый шелкопряд ( Bombyx mori ) 2. воен. жарг. парашютист
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SILKWORM — n 1. энт. тутовый шелкопряд ( Bombyx mori ) 2. воен. жарг. парашютист
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM — n. шелковичный червь, шелкопряд
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SILKWORM — сущ.; зоол. тутовый шелкопряд to keep брит., raise, rear брит. silkworms ≈ разводить тутовых шелкопрядов Silkworms spin cocoons. ≈ Шелкопряды …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AILANTHUS — айлант айлант
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AILANTHUS — айлант
Англо-Русский словарь
TREE OF HEAVEN — Date: 1845 a Chinese ailanthus ( Ailanthus altissima syn. A. glandulosa ) that has foliage similar to that of the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUASSIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name of a South American tree, from Quassi 18th century Surinam slave who discovered the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TREE OF HEAVEN — Rapid-growing tree ( Ailanthus altissima ) in the quassia family (Simaroubaceae), native to China and widely naturalized elsewhere, with several …
Английский словарь Британика
WILD SILKWORM — noun : any of various chiefly Asiatic silkworms which have not been domesticated (as the tussah, yamamai, pernyi, and ailanthus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREE OF HEAVEN — Date: 1845 : a Chinese ailanthus ( Ailanthus altissima syn. A. glandulosa ) that has foliage similar to that of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREE OF HEAVEN — [tree of heaven] (1845): a Chinese ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima syn. A. glandulosa) that has foliage similar to that of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SATURNIID MOTH
Britannica English vocabulary
TREE OF HEAVEN — айлант железистый (Ailanthus glandulosa); айлант высочайший (Ailanthus altissima)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TREE OF HEAVEN — айлант железистый ( Ailanthus glandulosa ) ; айлант высочайший ( Ailanthus altissima )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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