boll weevil
nounDefinition of boll weevil
: a usually grayish or brown weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis) that feeds on the squares and bolls of the cotton plant
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White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring ‘sacred light’," 28 June 2019 White arsenic was a key ingredient for manufacturing boll weevil pesticides. — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Black Mountain Ranch area: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring 'sacred light'," 22 June 2018 Meanwhile, Southern farmers were encouraged to cultivate peanut crops after the boll weevil decimated cotton production. — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, "Europe is using peanut butter to send a message to Trump," 9 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'boll weevil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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