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Definition of Leafworm
1. a moth larva that feeds on leaves [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leafworm
Literary usage of Leafworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Conservation of Natural Resources in the United States by Charles Richard Van Hise (1918)
"Cotton is chiefly subject to the ravages of the cotton boll weevil, the bollworm,
and the leafworm. Each of these major pests on the great standard crops ..."
2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The cotton plant has a number of injurious insect enemies, of which the boll
weevil, bollworm, and leafworm are the most injurious. ..."
3. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1905)
"RELATION BETWEEN THE leafworm OF COTTON AND THE BOLL WEEVIL. Thirty-five years
ago the ravages of the cotton leafworm (Alabama argillacea) attracted almost ..."
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