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bud⋅worm

  [buhd-wurm]
–noun
any of several lepidopterous larvae, esp. the spruce budworm, that attack the buds of plants.
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Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; bud 1 + worm
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bud·worm   (bŭd'wûrm')   
n.  A larva of several tortricid moths, especially the spruce budworm, that devours plant buds.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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