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Bollworm

Bollworm Meaning & Definition
Bollworm Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bollworm?

[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

Bollworm In Webster's Dictionary

\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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