Corn earworm

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe large striped yellow-headed larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

Synonyms

cotton bollworm heliothis zia tobacco budworm tomato fruitworm vetchworm earworm cornworm fruitworm bollworm orangeworm army cutworm armyworm

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