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Meaning of woodwasp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.

Examples

“The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood.”

CEFR level

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

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