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bud moth

bud moth noun: spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.

bud moth: spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs
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Noun

bud moth (plural bud moths)

  1. Spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.
  2. Any moth destructive of budding plants.

Forms of bud moth

pluralbud moths

Questions about bud moth

What does bud moth mean?
Bud moth means spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.
What part of speech is bud moth?
Bud moth is a noun.
What is the plural of bud moth?
The plural of bud moth is bud moths.

Words near bud moth in the dictionary

  1. bud
  2. bud borer
  3. bud borers
  4. bud grafting
  5. bud graftings
  6. bud moth
  7. bud moths
  8. bud off
  9. bud out
  10. bud tender
  11. bud tenders

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