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bollworm definition

☆ boll·worm (bōl′wʉrm′)

noun

  1. a kind of moth larva (Platyedra gossypiella) that feeds on developing cotton bolls, ears of corn, tomatoes, etc.
    also called pink bollworm
  2. corn earworm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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