CABBAGEWORM

Meaning of CABBAGEWORM in English

Function: noun

Date: 1688

: an insect larva (as of a cabbage butterfly) that feeds on cabbages

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CABBAGEWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous insect larvae that feed on cabbages: a. : the green larva of the cabbage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CABBAGEWORM — /kab"ij werrm'/ , n. a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages. [ 1680-90; CABBAGE 1 + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CABBAGEWORM — [cab.bage.worm] n (1688): an insect larva (as of a cabbage butterfly) that feeds on cabbages
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IMPORTED CABBAGEWORM — noun : the larva of the common white cabbage butterfly that is a serious pest of cabbage and related plants
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IMPORTED CABBAGEWORM — [imported cabbageworm] n (1892): a small cosmopolitan white butterfly (Pieris rapae) or its larva which is a pest of cruciferous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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