: any of various lepidopterans whose larvae make a nest by rolling up plant leaves
Examples of leaf roller in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFinally, those leaf rollers really did a number on most of the lilac bushes.—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019 That is summary-talk for birch leaves withering, massive lilac leaf roller attacks, aphid invasions and leaf miners where there are no aphids.—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019 The fruit tree leaf roller is usually controlled by prebloom sprays for other insects on fruit trees.—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
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