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Cabbage — This article is about the vegetable. For other uses, see Cabbage (disambiguation). Cabbage Cabbage and its cross section Details … Wikipedia
family — [[t]fæ̱mɪli[/t]] ♦ families 1) N COUNT COLL A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children. There s room in there for a family of five... His family are completely behind him, whatever he… … English dictionary
Cabbage Moth — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
cabbage — cabbage1 [kab′ij] n. [ME & OFr caboche, earlier caboce < ?] 1. a common vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) of the crucifer family, with thick leaves formed into a round, compact head on a short, thick stalk: cultivated as early as… … English World dictionary
Cabbage 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 … Wikipedia
cabbage — cabbage1 cabbagelike, adj. /kab ij/, n. 1. any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head. 2. the head or leaves of this plant,… … Universalium
cabbage butterfly — noun white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage • Hypernyms: ↑pierid, ↑pierid butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑small white, ↑Pieris rapae, ↑large white, ↑Pieris brassicae, ↑southern ca … Useful english dictionary
cabbage looper — the larva of a noctuid moth, Trichoplusia ni, common throughout the U.S. and Canada, that feeds on a wide variety of vegetable crops, esp. cabbage and lettuce. [1900 05] * * * Distinctive green, white lined larva, or caterpillar (Trichoplusia ni) … Universalium
cabbage looper — noun : a pale green white striped measuring worm (Trichoplusia ni) that is the larva of a moth of the family Noctuidae and that feeds on the leaves of cabbage and other cruciferous plants * * * the larva of a noctuid moth, Trichoplusia ni, common … Useful english dictionary
Cabbage looper — Taxobox name = Cabbage Looper image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Noctuidae subfamilia = Plusiinae tribus = Argyrogtammatini genus = Trichoplusia species = T. ni binomial =… … Wikipedia
