bollworm
bollworm noun: the larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
Noun
bollworm (plural bollworms)
- The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
- […] which means that sowing at the usual rate of about two and one half kelehs of seed per feddan, we may sow at the same time from 4,000 to 5,000 living pink bollworms in the infested seeds; […]1916, F. C. Willcocks, The Insect and Related Pests of Egypt (volume 1, page 176)
Forms of bollworm
| plural | bollworms |
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Origin of bollworm
From boll + worm.
Words formed from bollworm
- cotton bollworm
- pink bollworm
- pinkspotted bollworm
- red bollworm
- rough bollworm
- South American bollworm moth
- spiny bollworm
- spotted bollworm
- Sudan bollworm
Phrases with bollworm
Questions about bollworm
- What does bollworm mean?
- Bollworm means the larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
- What part of speech is bollworm?
- Bollworm is a noun.
- What is the plural of bollworm?
- The plural of bollworm is bollworms.
Words near bollworm in the dictionary
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