noun Date: 1920 a grayish-brown moth ( Phthorimaea operculella ) whose larva mines the leaves and bores in the stems and tubers of the potato plant and often attacks other solanaceous plants (as tobacco and tomato)
POTATO TUBERWORM
Meaning of POTATO TUBERWORM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012