Lexic.us

Definition of Black weevil

1. Noun. Brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Weevil

Literary usage of Black weevil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Agriculturist (1847)
"On opening the bag, a number of black weevil were seen, which had come out. Others were in the act of coming out ot the grain; and on cutting open grains ..."

2. The American Agriculturist (1847)
"On opening the bag, a number of black weevil were seen, which had come out. ... The black weevil also hatched out of grain bore o/ Hi present year's harvest ..."

3. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"It is well to examine the wheat occasionally, after it is sunned, and if there should be any appearance of the black weevil, fan the wheat all over again, ..."

4. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1846)
"... and some few in that of 1845; hence the popular term applied to them of Flying Weevil, as we never see the common black weevil they only, however, ..."

5. Report by Oklahoma Adjutant-general's office (1859)
"A black weevil very similar to the preceding but destitute of any spots or dots, and having the same habits. This occurs in the southern part of our State, ..."

6. American Agriculturist (1847)
"On opening the bag, a number of black weevil were seen, which had come out. Others were in the act of coming out ot the grain; and on cutting open grains ..."

7. The American Agriculturist (1847)
"On opening the bag, a number of black weevil were seen, which had come out. ... The black weevil also hatched out of grain bore o/ Hi present year's harvest ..."

8. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"It is well to examine the wheat occasionally, after it is sunned, and if there should be any appearance of the black weevil, fan the wheat all over again, ..."

9. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1846)
"... and some few in that of 1845; hence the popular term applied to them of Flying Weevil, as we never see the common black weevil they only, however, ..."

10. Report by Oklahoma Adjutant-general's office (1859)
"A black weevil very similar to the preceding but destitute of any spots or dots, and having the same habits. This occurs in the southern part of our State, ..."

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