bollworm

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noun

The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.

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Meanings

nounbollworm (plural bollworms)

plural bollworms

  1. The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.

    […] which means that sowing at the usual rate of about two and one half kelehs of seed per feddan, we may sow at the same time from 4,000 to 5,000 living pink bollworms in the infested seeds; […]

    1916, F. C. Willcocks, The Insect and Related Pests of Egypt (volume 1, page 176)

Origin

From boll + worm.

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APA

bollworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollworm

MLA

“bollworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bollworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollworm.

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