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bollworm

[bohl-wurm]

noun

pink bollworm.

corn earworm.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; boll + worm

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bollworm (ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm)

—n
	any of various moth caterpillars, such as Pectinophora (or Platyedra) gossypiella (pink bollworm), that feed on and destroy cotton bolls

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Main Entry:	bollworm¹
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See earworm

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