| bollworm | (n) any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
| pink bollworm | (n) larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls, Syn. Gelechia gossypiella |
| corn earworm | (n) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops, Syn. tobacco budworm, vetchworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tomato fruitworm |
| Bollworm | n. (Zool.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| bollworm | (n) any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
| pink bollworm | (n) larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls, Syn. Gelechia gossypiella |
| corn earworm | (n) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops, Syn. tobacco budworm, vetchworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tomato fruitworm |
| Bollworm | n. (Zool.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops. [ 1913 Webster ] |