tree-beetle
101Hop tree — Hop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.] 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is… …
102flatheaded apple tree borer — noun : a flattened elongate oval beetle (Chrysobothris femorata) bronze above and bright and brassy beneath that is widespread in hardwoods called also apple tree borer * * * /flat hed id/. See apple tree borer (def. 1). [1880 85] …
103Ground beetle — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
104Tiger beetle — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful …
105kurrajong-pod beetle — /ˌkʌrədʒɒŋ ˈpɒd bitl/ (say .kuruhjong pod beetl) noun a highly specialised, Australian fruit beetle, Circopes pilistriatus, which passes the whole of its life cycle in the seed pod of the kurrajong tree …
106palm rhinoceros beetle — noun Etymology: palm (I) (tree) : a reddish brown rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) of tropical Asia …
107peach tree bark beetle — noun : peach bark beetle …
108shield beetle — noun a) Any of the American shield bugs b) Any of several shield shaped leaf beetles that typically inhabit a specific species of tree; especially members of the genus Cassida …
109fruit-tree bark beetle — noun : shot hole borer …
110Ailantus glandulosus — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… …