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bollworm

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bollworm (noun)
  2. cotton bollworm (noun)
  3. flax bollworm (noun)
  4. pink bollworm (noun)

boll·worm

noun \ˈbōl-ˌwərm\

Definition of BOLLWORM

: corn earworm; also : any of several other moths that feed on cotton bolls as larvae

First Known Use of BOLLWORM

1847

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