cab·bage·worm

(kăb′ĭj-wûrm′)

A larva that feeds on and is destructive to cabbage and other cruciferous plants, especially the green larva of the cabbage white butterfly.

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cabbageworm

(ˈkæbɪdʒˌwɜːm)

(Animals) US any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white

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cab•bage•worm

(ˈkæb ɪdʒˌwɜrm)

n.

a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages.

[1680–90]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cabbageworm - toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly

Pieris rapae

genus Pieris, Pieris - type genus of the Pieridae

caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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