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  • adjective Alternative spelling of leaf-cutting.

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leaf +‎ cutting

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Examples

  • Alternatives to neem for controlling pests After many years, we have leafcutting bees in our San Francisco garden.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Pam Peirce 2011

  • Molecular and field studies of the invasive Centaurea leafcutting bee revealed interesting results, showing that high temperature tolerance, community ecology, and genetic mixing contribute to a successful biological invasion.

    unknown title 2009

  • Molecular and field studies of the invasive Centaurea leafcutting bee revealed interesting results, showing that high temperature tolerance, community ecology, and genetic mixing contribute to a successful biological invasion.

    unknown title 2009

  • Molecular and field studies of the invasive Centaurea leafcutting bee revealed interesting results, showing that high temperature tolerance, community ecology, and genetic mixing contribute to a successful biological invasion.

    unknown title 2009

  • Researchers at Texas A&M University have created a 3D model from ground radar images of a giant (large enough to fit a 3-story house) leafcutting ant colony in east central Texas.

    Information Junk 2008

  • Researchers at Texas A&M University have created a 3D model from ground radar images of a giant (large enough to fit a 3-story house) leafcutting ant colony in east central Texas.

    Information Junk 2008

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