Borer
a name common to many insects of the Linnæan genus ptinus, the tribe ptiniores of Latrielle, coleopterous insects of small size, the larvæ of which - small, white, soft, wormlike creatures, with six minute feet-are furnished with strong, cutting jaws, by means of which they eat their way in old wood and similar substances, boring little holes as if made with a fine drill. More usually applied to the larvæ of the longicorn beetles. Borers are very destructive to fruit and ornamental trees.
BORGHESE (bor-gē'ze), a Roman family, originally of Sienna, where it held the highest offices from the middle of the 15th century. Pope Paul V., who belonged to this family, and ascended the Papal chair in 1605, loaded his relations with honors and riches. He bestowed, among other gifts, the principality of Sulmone on Marco Antonio Borghese, the son of his brother Giovanni Battista, from whom is descended the present Borghese family. BORGHESE, CAMILLO, PRINCE, was born in 1775; died in 1832.
When the French invaded Italy he entered their service, and, in 1803, he married Marie Pauline, the sister of Napoleon (born at A (born at Ajaccio, 1780, died at Florence, 1825). In 1806 he was created Duke of Guastalla, and was appointed Governor-General of the provinces beyond the Alps. He fixed his court at Turin, and became very popular among the Piedmontese. After the abdication of Napoleon he broke up all connection with the Bonaparte family, and separated from his wife. The Borghese Palace at Rome was begun in 1590, and completed by Paul V. It contains one of the richest collections of art in the city.