cabbage butterfly

noun

A very common butterfly whose caterpillars feed on cabbage and other crucifers, a large white (Pieris brassicae)

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Meanings

nouncabbage butterfly (plural cabbage butterflies)

plural cabbage butterflies

  1. A very common butterfly whose caterpillars feed on cabbage and other crucifers, a large white (Pieris brassicae)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
large white
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APA

cabbage butterfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabbage%20butterfly

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“cabbage butterfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabbage%20butterfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabbage butterfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabbage%20butterfly.

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