curculio

[ kur-kyoo-lee-oh ]

/ kɜrˈkyu liˌoʊ /

noun, plural cur·cu·li·os.

any of several weevils, especially one of the genus Conotrachelus, as C. nenuphar(plum curculio ), which feeds on plums, cherries, and other fruits.

Origin of curculio

1750–60; <Latin: weevil, corn worm

Words nearby curculio

curbside, curbstone, curb tenotomy, curb weight, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese, curdle

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Example sentences from the Web for curculio

It is as much exposed to depredations from curculio as the plum, and must be treated in the same way.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
The weevil (curculio) was bad enough last year so we are spraying this year.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
The curculio or fruit worm is best controlled by jarring, as for plums (which see).
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
My trees are troubled with tent-caterpillar, flathead borer, and leaf-roller; and my apples with codling-moth and curculio.
The Apple|Various

Curculio nebulosus is also to be found on them, in places where the turf has been peeled; and some scarce Lepidoptera.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for curculio

curculio

/ (kɜːˈkjuːlɪˌəʊ) /

noun plural -lios

any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees

Word Origin for curculio

C18: from Latin: grain weevil

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单词	curculio
释义	curculio [ kur-kyoo-lee-oh ] / kɜrˈkyu liˌoʊ / noun, plural cur·cu·li·os. any of several weevils, especially one of the genus Conotrachelus, as C. nenuphar(plum curculio ), which feeds on plums, cherries, and other fruits. Origin of curculio 1750–60; <Latin: weevil, corn worm Words nearby curculio curbside, curbstone, curb tenotomy, curb weight, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese, curdle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curculio It is as much exposed to depredations from curculio as the plum, and must be treated in the same way. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden The weevil (curculio) was bad enough last year so we are spraying this year. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association The curculio or fruit worm is best controlled by jarring, as for plums (which see). The Practical Garden-Book\|C. E. Hunn My trees are troubled with tent-caterpillar, flathead borer, and leaf-roller; and my apples with codling-moth and curculio. The Apple\|Various Curculio nebulosus is also to be found on them, in places where the turf has been peeled; and some scarce Lepidoptera. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for curculio curculio / (kɜːˈkjuːlɪˌəʊ) / noun plural -lios any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees Word Origin for curculio C18: from Latin: grain weevil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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