- cab|bage|worm
- cab|bage|worm «KAB ihj WURM», noun.any one of various larvae which feed on cabbages, such as the larva of the cabbage white.
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cabbage worm — cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris rap[ae]}). The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cabbageworm — cab•bage•worm [[t]ˈkæb ɪdʒˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages • Etymology: 1680–90 … From formal English to slang
cabbageworm — cabbage worm cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pieris rapae — cabbage worm cab bage worm , cabbageworm cab bage*worm . (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cabbage butterfly — cab bage butterfly (Zo[ o]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[ae]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {Pieris oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pieris oleracea — cabbage butterfly cab bage butterfly (Zo[ o]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[ae]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {Pieris oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pieris rapae — cabbage butterfly cab bage butterfly (Zo[ o]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[ae]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {Pieris oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
