bollworm

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Noun

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boll=worm

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bollworm has 1 sense

bollworm(n = noun.animal) - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls;

is a kind of

caterpillar

has particulars: gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm

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CIDE DICTIONARY

bollworm, n.

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. [1913 Webster]