The meaning of BORER is a tool used for boring.

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The borer can cause the corn ear to fall off or can weaken the stalk so much that it breaks.

any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood See also woodborer, cornborer, marine borer, rock borer

Dec 23, 2025 · A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes. The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The …

1. A tool used for drilling. 2. An insect or insect larva, such as a corn borer, that bores chiefly into the stems and trunks of plants. 3. Any of various mollusks that bore into soft rock or wood.

Borer definition: An insect or insect larva, such as a corn borer, that bores chiefly into the stems and trunks of plants.

BORER definition: a person or thing that bores or pierces. See examples of borer used in a sentence.

Borers are a group of insect pests that burrow into the wood or stems of plants, causing damage and weakening their structure. Borers are insects that spend a portion or all of their larval stage inside the …

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