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Leafminer

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Word	Definition
leaf minernoun	(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Leafminer"

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Word	Definition
leaf minernoun	(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.
leaf-minernoun	Alternative spelling of leaf miner. [(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.]
leafeaternoun	Any organism that consumes leaves.
leaf aphidnoun	Any of several species of aphid that feed on leaves of a specific range of plants, not necessarily limited to those in their name or names.
leafmoldnoun	Alternative form of leaf mold. [Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.]
leafmouldnoun	Alternative form of leaf mold. [Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.]
leafnoun	The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
entomophytenoun	(ecology) Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva
underleafnoun	A lower leaf on a plant.
physonomenoun	(entomology) A blister-shaped area of damage on a leaf caused by a leaf miner.
foliophagenoun	An organism that feeds on leaves; a folivore.
leaflingnoun	A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
flower beetlenoun	Any beetle which feeds upon flowers, especially any of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes, some of which are harmful to crops.
leaf-spotnoun	Alternative spelling of leaf spot. [(phytopathology) Any of various fungal or bacterial diseases of plants that cause blemishes on their leaves.]
leafletnoun	A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
leafbudnoun	Alternative form of leaf bud. [(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.]
cankernoun	Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
planthoppernoun	Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
rosewormnoun	The larva of any of several species of lepidopterous insects that feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Choristoneura rosaceana, the bristled roseworm, oblique banded leaf roller, or rosaceous leaf roller, and the curled roseworm.
leaf-fallnoun	Alternative form of leaffall. [(of a plant) The act or process of dropping leaves.]