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Definition of poplar borer in English:
poplar borer
noun
USA North American longhorn beetle, Saperda calcarata; (also) the larva of this beetle, which attacks the trunk and branches of poplars and certain other trees, causing blackened and swollen scars.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist.
