Frass Definition
frăs
noun
The mixture of fecal material and plant matter left by an animal, esp. an insect, after it has eaten its way into a tree, plant, etc.
Webster's New World
Debris or excrement produced by insects.
American Heritage
Origin of Frass
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German feed, result of eating, insect damage from Middle High German vrâz from Old High German frāz from frezzan to eat ed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old High German fraz, from Old High German frezzan (German fressen), to eat.
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