Definition of Cabbageworm

1. Noun. Toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly.

Exact synonyms: Pieris Rapae
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris
Generic synonyms: Caterpillar

Definition of Cabbageworm

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabbageworm

cabbage
cabbage-bark tree
cabbage bark
cabbage goiter
cabbage palm
cabbage palmetto
cabbage palms
cabbage tree
cabbage white
cabbage whites
cabbaged
cabbageless
cabbagelike
cabbages
cabbageworm (current term)
cabbageworms
cabbagey
cabbaging
cabbagy
cabbala
cabbalahs
cabbalas
cabbaling
cabbalism
cabbalisms
cabbalist
cabbalistic
cabbalistically
cabbalists

Literary usage of Cabbageworm

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

1. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"See the accompanying example for the classification of a common pest species, the imported cabbageworm, and two of its natural enemies, a predatory bug and ..."

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