CORN EARWORM


Meaning of CORN EARWORM in English

/ear"werrm'/

the larva of a cosmopolitan noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is highly destructive to crops, esp. corn, cotton, and tomato. Also called bollworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm .

[ 1795-1805, Amer. ]

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