YUCCA MOTH

Meaning of YUCCA MOTH in English

any of several white moths of the genus Tegeticula that pollinate the yucca plant, the larvae of which develop in the ovary of the plant, consuming some of the seeds.

[ 1890-95 ]

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

YUCCA MOTH — noun : any of several silvery tineoid moths (genus Tegeticula ) the females of which carry pollen that fertilizes the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YUCCA MOTH — (genus Tegeticula), any of four species of insects of the Prodoxidae family of moths (order Lepidoptera). The adults are small, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
English interlingue dictionary
MOTH — anunugba
English-Visayan vocabulary
YUCCA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin Date: 1664 any of a genus ( Yucca ) of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YUCCA — Any of about 40 species of succulent plants (genus Yucca ) of the lily family , native to southern North …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YUCCA — ˈyəkə sometimes ˈyükə or ˈyu̇kə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin 1. capitalized : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YUCCA — (n.) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of …
Английский словарь Webster
YUCCA — (n.) See Flicker, n., 2.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
Английский словарь Webster
YUCCA — ( n. ) See Flicker, n., 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YUCCA — ( n. ) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YUCCA — /yuk"euh/ , n. any plant belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — /mawth, moth/ , n. , pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/ . 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YUCCA — n. any plant from the genus Yucca, type of plant that grows in warm dry climates
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YUCCA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin Date: 1664 1. : any of a genus ( Yucca …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YUCCA — noun ·see flicker, ·noun, 2. 2. yucca ·noun a genus of american liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and …
Webster English vocab
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
YUCCA — [ 'jʌkə ] ■ noun a plant of the agave family with sword-like leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
YUCCA — [yuc.ca] n [NL, fr. Sp yuca, of unknown origin] (1664) 1: any of a genus (Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH — [moth] n, pl moths [ME mothe, fr. OE moththe; akin to MHG motte moth] (bef. 12c) 1: clothes moth 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YUCCA — (genus Yucca), any of about 40 species of succulent plants of the lily family Agavaceae, native to southern North America. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTH — South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa) any of several thousand species of usually nocturnal insects belonging to about 47 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
YUCCA — yucca BrE AmE ˈjʌk ə ˈjuːk- ▷ yucca|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YUCCA — / ˈjʌkə; NAmE / noun a tropical plant with long stiff pointed leaves on a thick straight stem , often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YUCCA — yuc ‧ ca /ˈjʌkə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: yuca , from Taino …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YUCCA — n. any American white-flowered liliaceous plant of the genus Yucca, with swordlike leaves. [Carib]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YUCCA — n. any American white-flowered liliaceous plant of the genus Yucca, with swordlike leaves. [ Carib ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTH — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YUCCA — n. any American white-flowered liliaceous plant of the genus Yucca, with swordlike leaves. Etymology: Carib
Oxford English vocab
MOTH — n.1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MOTH — ( moths) A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YUCCA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Apaches from four reservations constructed several structures: a ramada, a sweat lodge and a wickiup …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
Cambridge English vocab
YUCCA — n. Any of about 40 species of succulent plants (genus Yucca ) of the lily family , native to southern …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — n. owlet moth bagworm moth gypsy moth hawk moth sphinx moth luna moth saturniid moth giant silkworm moth silkworm moth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — n. Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Moths See also butterfly . lobster moth angle shades luna moth atlas moth magpie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH — By the Hebrew word we are certainly to understand some species of clothes-moth (tinea). Reference to the destructive habits of …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
YUCCA — сущ.; бот. юкка (ботаника) юкка (Yucca gen.) yucca бот. юкка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YUCCA — n бот. юкка ( Yucca gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YUCCA — n бот. юкка ( Yucca gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
YUCCA — n бот. юкка ( Yucca gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTH
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
YUCCA — юкка (Yucca) - Adaman's-needle yucca - bulbstem yucca - mound-lily yucca - weak-leaf yucca
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MOTH — моль; бабочка - alder daggermoth - alder moth - almond moth - American moon moth - Angoumois grain moth - antique tussock moth - antler moth - apple …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
YUCCA — юкка ( Yucca ) - Adaman's-needle yucca - bulbstem yucca - mound-lily yucca - weak-leaf yucca
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MOTH — моль; бабочка - alder daggermoth - alder moth - almond moth - American moon moth - Angoumois grain moth - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
YUCCA — юкка Yucca (лат); род вечнозеленых древовидных растений семейства агавовых, произрастающих на юго-западе страны. В США наиболее распространены несколько видов. Юкка нитчатая …
YUCCA — юкка Yucca (лат.); род вечнозеленых древовидных растений семейства агавовых, произрастающих на юго-западе страны. В США наиболее распространены несколько видов. Юкка …
YUCCA — сущ.; бот. юкка (ботаника) юкка (Yucca gen.) yucca бот. юкка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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