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boll⋅worm

  [bohl-wurm]
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–noun
1. pink bollworm.
2. corn earworm.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; boll + worm

corn earworm

  [eer-wurm]
–noun
the larva of a cosmopolitan noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is highly destructive to crops, esp. corn, cotton, and tomato.
Also called bollworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm.

Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism

pink bollworm

 
–noun
the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
Also called bollworm.

Origin:
1905–10
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boll·worm   (bōl'wûrm')   
n.  

  1. The pink bollworm.

  2. See corn earworm.

corn earworm  
n.  The large destructive larva of a moth (Heliothis zea) that feeds on corn and many other plants. Also called bollworm, earworm.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry:  bollworm1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See earworm
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