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corn earworm

corn earworm noun: a larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

Noun

corn earworm (plural corn earworms)

  1. A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

Forms of corn earworm

pluralcorn earworms

Questions about corn earworm

What does corn earworm mean?
Corn earworm means a larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.
What part of speech is corn earworm?
Corn earworm is a noun.
What is the plural of corn earworm?
The plural of corn earworm is corn earworms.

Words near corn earworm in the dictionary

  1. corn dogs
  2. corn doll
  3. corn dollies
  4. corn dolls
  5. corn dolly
  6. corn earworm
  7. corn earworms
  8. corn exchange
  9. corn exchanges
  10. corn flake
  11. corn flakes

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