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cabbage butterfly
noun
- any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other related plants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabbage butterfly1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
There are several species of ichneumon which make thinnings among the caterpillars of the cabbage butterfly.
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Mr. Moore: No; this maggot is on the root, the cabbage butterfly lays its eggs on the leaf.
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It is the group to which our common cabbage butterfly belongs and the ground colour is generally white.
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As he approached, a cabbage-butterfly, fluttering about the place lit on the straw hat of one of the dignitaries.
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The larvæ of the cabbage-butterfly sometimes do a great deal of harm by eating the cabbage leaves.
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