Definition of Large white

1. Noun. Old World form of cabbage butterfly.

Exact synonyms: Pieris Brassicae
Generic synonyms: Cabbage Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris

Definition of Large white

1. Noun. The big, white and black butterfly ''Pieris brassicae'', of the family Pieridae. Also known as the cabbage white, ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Large White

large periwinkle
large person
large pleural effusion
large poodle
large saphenous vein
large scale
large scale integration
large skipper
large skippers
large tooth aspen
large tortoiseshell
large tortoiseshells
large uterus
large vein
large white
large white petunia
large whites
large woody debris
large yellow lady's slipper
largehearted
largeheartedness
largeish
largeleaf
largeleaf holly
largely
largemouth

Literary usage of Large white

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"... see page 646. lar, but not gross, evenly connecting head with rising gradually from poll to withers ; muscu- Large Yorkshire or large white Swine. Figs. ..."

2. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"CHAPTER LXXVI LARGE YORKSHIRE OR large white The ancestry of the Large Yorkshire clearly goes back over a century. Swine from time immemorial have been ..."

3. American Agriculturist (1844)
"... flesh firm, rich, and delicious—ripe in August and September. large white ... As its name denotes, a large white fruit—ripe last of September. RED CHF. ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... sunny position in a cool conservatory, where they have plenty Ivs., 1-fld. axillary or clustered peduncles, and usually large white or scarlet fls. ..."

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