Definitions for boll weevil
boll wee·vil

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1. boll weevil, Anthonomus grandisnoun

   greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton

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1. boll weevilnoun

   beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America

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1. Boll weevil

   The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central Mexico, it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry and the people working in the American South. During the late 20th century, it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the U.S. allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions.

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1. boll weevil

   A boll weevil is a type of beetle that primarily feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Originally from Mexico, it migrated to the United States in the late 19th century and had a significantly negative impact on the cotton industry by drastically reducing crop yields. It is known for its distinctive long snout and typically measures less than a quarter of an inch in size.

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1. Boll weevil

   The boll weevil is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters, which feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central America, it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry and the people working in the American south. During the late 20th century it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the U.S. allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boll weevil in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boll weevil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of boll weevil in a Sentence

1. Joseph White:

   Barack Obama came to office in a crisis, but the Republicans were nowhere near as demoralized, barack Obama did not have on the GOP side anyone like' Boll Weevil' Democrats with whom to bargain. Republican elites and voters united in opposition to him -- if anything they got more extreme.

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   Obama came to office in a crisis, but the Republicans were nowhere near as demoralized, he did not have on the GOP side anyone like 'Boll Weevil' Democrats with whom to bargain. Republican elites and voters united in opposition to him -- if anything they got more extreme.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=boll weevil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Boll_Weevil
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll_Weevil
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=boll weevil