imported cabbage worm

noun

The caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly.

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Meanings

nounimported cabbage worm (plural imported cabbage worms)

plural imported cabbage worms

  1. USThe caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any worm that is inside an imported cabbage, or trades in the importation of cabbages.
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imported cabbage worm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imported%20cabbage%20worm

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

Chicago

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

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