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Boll weevil   /boʊl wˈivəl/   Listen
Boll weevil

noun
1.
Greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton.  Synonym: Anthonomus grandis.





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"Boll weevil" Quotes from Famous Books



... was choppin' de grass out of de cotton and pickin' de cotton. What's become of them old army worms dat had horns, dat us chillun was so scared of while pickin' cotton? I never see them dese days but I'd rather have them than dis boll weevil I's pestered wid. ...
— Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves • Works Projects Administration


Words linked to "Boll weevil" :   genus Anthonomus, weevil, Anthonomus


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