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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.
Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
[1913 Webster]
Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in
England, in the early part of the nineteenth century,
tasseled in front. --Thackeray.
Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for
sacking.
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible.
Hessian fly (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge
({Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] live between the
base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are
very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the
erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the
Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cecidomyia \Cec`i*do*my"i*a\
(s[e^]s`[i^]*d[-o]*m[imac]"[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr.
khki`s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of small dipterous files, including several very
injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.
Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in
England, in the early part of the nineteenth century,
tasseled in front. --Thackeray.
Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for
sacking.
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible.
Hessian fly (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge
({Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] live between the
base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are
very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the
erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the
Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Hessian fly
n : small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains [syn: Mayetiola
destructor]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Hessian fly
n.
(taxlink Mayetiola destructor species wplink=1 noshow=1 ver=161231),
a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Hessian fly
n.
(taxlink Mayetiola destructor species wplink=1 noshow=1 ver=161231),
a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Hessian fly
n.
(taxlink Mayetiola destructor species wplink=1 noshow=1 ver=161231),
a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Hessian fly
n.
(taxlink Mayetiola destructor species wplink=1 noshow=1 ver=161231),
a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
Hessian fly /hˈɛʃən flˈaɪ/
hesseninsääski
Mayetiola destructor
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
hessian fly /hˈɛʃən flˈaɪ/
hesszeni légy
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
Hessian fly /hˈɛʃən flˈaɪ/
hessisk fluga, korngallmygga
Mayetiola destructor
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