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cutworm

cutworm noun: the larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.

Noun

cutworm (plural cutworms)

  1. The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
    • I listened while they discussed putting stove ash at the base of tomato plants to keep off cutworms or Mama bragged on how fast I was learning to read.2013, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 1st edition, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 74

Forms of cutworm

pluralcutworms

Origin of cutworm

From cut + worm, from the habit of eating through the stem of plants, or possibly from cutty (“short”).

Words formed from cutworm

Phrases with cutworm

Questions about cutworm

What does cutworm mean?
Cutworm means the larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
What part of speech is cutworm?
Cutworm is a noun.
What is the plural of cutworm?
The plural of cutworm is cutworms.

Words near cutworm in the dictionary

  1. cutwidths
  2. cutwith
  3. cutwiths
  4. cutwork
  5. cutworks
  6. cutworm
  7. cutworm moth
  8. cutworm moths
  9. cutworms
  10. cuty
  11. cuuute

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