| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| cankerworm | a larva that feeds on and destroys plants, esp fruit |
| cankerworms | CANKERWORM, a larva that feeds on and destroys plants, esp fruit |
| palmer | the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees |
| auxinic | class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop |
| auxin | class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop |
| auxins | class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop |
