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frass
/fɹæs/
noun 4adj 1
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3ADJ.
artificial
VERB + FRASS
holes
FRASS + NOUN
larvae
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noun
1
The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
2
The sawdust-like byproduct of wood-boring insects like woodworm, termites, old-house borers or powderpost beetles.
Examine the stalk, especially behind the sheaths, for holes and sawdustlike frass where the larvae have entered to tunnel in the stalk.
adj
1
Under the influence of marijuana, stoned.
noun
1
artificial turf
Although purists object to artificial turf or ‘frass’, it finds purchase as way to save water in parched Golden State
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Examine the stalk, especially behind the sheaths, for holes and sawdustlike frass where the larvae have entered to tunnel in the stalk.
Wiktionary02
Although purists object to artificial turf or ‘frass’, it finds purchase as way to save water in parched Golden State
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