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Bollworm
(gcide) | Bollworm \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the
bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great
damage to the crops.
[1913 Webster] |
bollworm
(wn) | bollworm
n 1: any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
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cotton bollworm
(encz) | cotton bollworm, n: |
pink bollworm
(encz) | pink bollworm, n: |
Bollworm
(gcide) | Bollworm \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the
bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great
damage to the crops.
[1913 Webster] |
cotton bollworm
(wn) | cotton bollworm
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: corn earworm,
cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm,
vetchworm, Heliothis zia] |
pink bollworm
(wn) | pink bollworm
n 1: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on
the seeds of cotton bolls [syn: pink bollworm, {Gelechia
gossypiella}] |
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