Borer Synonyms

bôrər
A drill for penetrating rock
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bore-bit
  2. rock drill
  3. stone drill
Any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. woodborer

Borer Sentence Examples

  • Transgenic approaches would be useful to deal with problems related to stem borer, leaf blight, and sensitivity to waterlogging in corn.

  • The fusion toxin was active against two insect pests of rice, leaf folder and yellow stem borer.

  • Use the tractor-mounted post-hole borer to cultivate each location to a depth greater than the length of the roots on the bare-rooted transplants.

  • Among these is a corn variety that is naturally resistant to the dreaded Asiatic corn borer.

  • Pest resistance The corn borer destroys up to 7% of the world's maize harvest each year.

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