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Meaning of bumelia borer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Plinthocoelium suaveolens, a species of beetle which bores into bumelia trees.

Examples

“A notable find was the pile of larval frass of Plinthocoelium suaveolens (bumelia borer) at the base of a living Sideroxylon lanuginosum (gum bumelia) tree—a sure sign of active infestation by a beetle I have yet to formally record from this place.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bumepidil bumetanide bumetrizole bumf bumfiddle bumfight