Meaning of BOLLWORM
| Pronunciation: | | 'bowl`wurm
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
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| | See Also: | | caterpillar, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, Gelechia gossypiella, Heliothis zia, pink bollworm, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm | |
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| | Definition: | | \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of a moth ({Heliothis armigera}) which devours the
bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great
damage to the crops.
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