Army worm: alternatives and connections

The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and ther…

One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One s…

A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now w…

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

A lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family Aegeriadae, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are exam…

A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.

Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other spe…

A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the e…

To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.

An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.

One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.

A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Sou…

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or earl…

A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.

An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder.

A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large…

the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic fiel…