corn earworm

corn earworm

noun
the larva of a cosmopolitan noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is highly destructive to crops, especially corn, cotton, and tomato.


Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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corn earworm
 
n
(US) See also bollworm the larva of the noctuid moth Heliothis armigera, which feeds on maize and many other crop plants

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