pink bollworm
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pink bollworm

noun

Definition of PINK BOLLWORM

: a small dark brown moth (Pectinophora gossypiella) whose pinkish larva bores into the flowers and bolls of cotton and is a destructive pest in most cotton-growing regions

First Known Use of PINK BOLLWORM

1906

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