Definition of frass
Frass [fras] noun
1. (Biology) Excrement debris or other refuse matter produced by wood-boring or leaf-eating insects and insect larvae
Frass used in a sentence
Insect damage to garden plants often includes chewed leaves and evidence of frass droppings left behind.
How to pronounce frass
Word Origin of frass
German, 1854; orig., noun from Middle High German vrâz; from Old High German fraz, from frezzan; from German frasz, from fressen, to eat away, to eat as a beast does, to devour, feed, insect damage, corrosion, excrement, as a result of eating
See also similar and related words to frass
Feces, or Faeces, Fecal Matter, Guano, Manure, Dung, Excrement, Excreta, Refuse, Waste, Fertilizer, Urine, Stool, Bowel, Droppings, Discharge, Egesta, Poop, Crap, Secretion, Ordure