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cabbage maggot

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Definition of cabbage maggot

: a small white maggot (Hylemya brassicae) that feeds in the roots and stems of cabbage and other cruciferous plants and becomes as an adult a grayish fly resembling a small housefly

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First Known Use of cabbage maggot

1847, in the meaning defined above

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“Cabbage maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabbage%20maggot. Accessed 2 Jun. 2020.

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