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The following 4 entries include the term Wheat stem.
European wheat stem sawfly
noun: a sawfly (Cephus pygmaeus) native to Europe but now widespread in grain-growing areas that has larvae which bore in the stalks of growing wheat and other small grains
wheat stem maggot
noun: a maggot that is the larva of a small pale yellow black-striped fly (Meromyza americana) of the family Chloropidae and that bores in the stems of wheat and other cereals
wheat stem rust
nounwheat stem sawfly
noun: a North American sawfly (Cephus cinctus) having larvae that bore in the stems of wheat and other small grains causing great loss of crop
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