cabbageworm
1cabbageworm — [kab′ijwʉrm΄] n. the larval stage of any insect that feeds on cabbage, as the caterpillar of the cabbage butterfly …
2cabbageworm — cabbage worm cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris… …
3cabbageworm — /kab ij werrm /, n. a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages. [1680 90; CABBAGE1 + WORM] * * * …
4cabbageworm — cab•bage•worm [[t]ˈkæb ɪdʒˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages • Etymology: 1680–90 …
5cabbageworm — noun toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly • Syn: ↑Pieris rapae • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pieris, ↑genus Pieris …
6imported cabbageworm — noun : the larva of the common white cabbage butterfly that is a serious pest of cabbage and related plants …
7Cabbage worm — The term cabbage worm is primarily used for any of four kinds of lepidopteran whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops. Host plants include broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, radishes …
8List of Lepidoptera that feed on Brassica — Brassica species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:* Arctiidae ** Giant Leopard Moth ( Hypercompe scribonia ) ** Hypercompe abdominalis ** Hypercompe indecisa * Crambidae ** Cabbage Webworm (… …
9cabbage worm — cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris rap[ae]}). The …
10Pieris rapae — cabbage worm cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris… …
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