bollworm

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

caterpillar cat guy worm bozo hombre corn earworm cotton bollworm pink bollworm tobacco budworm tomato fruitworm agrobiocenosis gram caterpillar grub tomato tomato grub

Hypernyms

caterpillar

Hyponyms

corn earworm Heliothis zia cotton bollworm Gelechia gossypiella pink bollworm tobacco budworm

Phrases with the word

pinkspotted bollworm red bollworm rough bollworm spiny bollworm spotted bollworm Sudan bollworm

Examples

The cotton bollworm causes enormous losses. Source: Internet

This allows researchers to monitor bollworms that have been sterilized by radiation and released to reduce bollworm infestation. Source: Internet

Bollworm pressure hit threshold early, he said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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