boll·worm (b l wûrm )n. 1. The pink bollworm. 2. See corn earworm. |
bollworm [ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various moth caterpillars, such as Pectinophora (or Platyedra) gossypiella (pink bollworm), that feed on and destroy cotton bolls
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| Noun | 1. |  bollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bollscaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth Gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls corn earworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops |
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