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cutworms

cutworms is the plural of cutworm.

Meaning of cutworm

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

Phrases with cutworms

Questions about cutworms

What is cutworms the plural of?
Cutworms is the plural of cutworm.

Words near cutworms in the dictionary

  1. cutwork
  2. cutworks
  3. cutworm
  4. cutworm moth
  5. cutworm moths
  6. cutworms
  7. cuty
  8. cuuute
  9. cuuuter
  10. cuuutest
  11. CUV

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