COTTON STAINER


Meaning of COTTON STAINER in English

any of several large red-and-black bugs of the genus Dysdercus that puncture oranges and cotton bolls and discolor cotton fibers: a serious pest in America and India.

[ 1855-60, Amer. ]

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