Ulat tanah
from indonesia
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noun
sains
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From indonesia
Definition
A caterpillar that causes the base of the stem to break
Etymology
A native Indonesian descriptive term combining 'ulat' (caterpillar) and 'tanah' (soil). It refers to the behavior of moth larvae from the Noctuidae family that live in the soil and attack plant bases, a term long established in traditional agricultural lexicon.
Semantic Category
Intangible concepts that cannot be physically touched (e.g., ide, rencana).
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