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Definition of Gelechia gossypiella

1. Noun. Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls.

2. Noun. Small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelechia Gossypiella

Geigel's reflex Geiger Geiger-Muller counter Geiger-Muller tube Geiger-Müller counter Geiger counter Geiger counters Geiger tube Geisel Geissler tube

Geissler tubes Geist Gekkonidae Gelderland Gelechia Gelechia gossypiella Gelechiidae Gelendzhik Gelineau Gelineau's syndrome

Gell-Mann Gelle test Gelnn Theodore Seaborg Gelsemium sempervirens Gelug Gelugpa chanting Gely Gely's suture Gem State

Literary usage of Gelechia gossypiella

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

1. Report by Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, John Minton Westgate (1907)
"... gelechia gossypiella), which seems to be identical with the "pink-spotted boll worm'7 affecting cotton in India. ..."

2. Berichte über Land- und Forstwirtschaft in deutsch-ostafrika (1906)
"... (gelechia gossypiella SAUND.), wie er nun zum Unterschied vom vorigen genannt sein mag, hat sich kaum vermindert. Seine Gefährlichkeit ist auch in ..."

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