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noun
: any of various small insects (such as moths or dipteran flies) that in the larval stages burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves
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Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Every tomato plant has a few leaf miner trails streaking through some of their leaves without causing major harm.
—Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Cutting off infected leaves causes the tree to make new leaves, which will also get infected with leaf miner.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
Every tomato plant has a few leaf miner trails streaking through some of their leaves without causing major harm.
—Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Leaf miner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20miner. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.
Kids Definition
leaf miner
noun
: any of various small insects that as larvae burrow in and eat the tissue of leaves
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