noun
: any of several largely white butterflies (family Pieridae) the green larvae of which are cabbageworms: as
a. : a small cosmopolitan form ( Pieris rapae ) — called also small white
b. : a larger Old World form ( P. brassicae ) — called also large white
c. : a common No. American form ( P. protodice ) — called also southern cabbage butterfly
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cabbage butterfly: 1 larva, 2 adult
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