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cabbage white

cabbage white noun: any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.

cabbage white: any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the...
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Noun

cabbage white (plural cabbage whites)

  1. Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.

Forms of cabbage white

pluralcabbage whites

Origin of cabbage white

The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.

Words formed from cabbage white

  • Asian cabbage white
  • Indian cabbage white
  • large cabbage white
  • small cabbage white

Questions about cabbage white

What does cabbage white mean?
Cabbage white means any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.
What part of speech is cabbage white?
Cabbage white is a noun.
What is the plural of cabbage white?
The plural of cabbage white is cabbage whites.

Words near cabbage white in the dictionary

  1. Cabbage Town
  2. cabbage tree
  3. Cabbage Tree Creek
  4. Cabbage Tree Island
  5. cabbage trees
  6. cabbage white
  7. cabbage whites
  8. cabbage worm
  9. cabbage worms
  10. cabbage-bark
  11. cabbage-head

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