“clover-root”

The following 2 entries include the term clover-root.

clover root borer

noun

: a small brown weevil (Hylastinus obscurus) of the family Scolytidae that bores in clover roots

clover root curculio

noun

: a small dark broad-snouted weevil (Sitona hispidula or a closely related species) that feeds on clovers, alfalfa, and other legumes, the larva on the root surface, scoring and girdling the roots, and the adult on the leaves


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