“oriental fruit”

The following 2 entries include the term oriental fruit.

oriental fruit moth

noun

: a small nearly cosmopolitan moth (Grapholita molesta synonym Cydia molesta) probably of Japanese origin whose larva is injurious to the twigs and fruit of orchard trees and especially the peach

oriental fruit fly

noun

: a trypetid fly (Dacus dorsalis) that attacks many fruits, vegetables, and other plants in Hawaii, Formosa, the Philippines, and the Malay archipelago


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