kaleworm

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noun

Caterpillar.

OriginMiddle English cale worme ← Old English cawelwyrm →
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Meanings

nounkaleworm (plural kaleworms)

plural kaleworms · alternative kale-worm · alternative kale worm

  1. dialectalrareCaterpillar.
  2. The caterpillar or larva of the cabbage butterfly.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcawelwyrm“caterpillar”
  2. Middle Englishcale worme
  3. Englishkaleworm

From Middle English cale worme (also cowle worm), from Old English cawelwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to kale + worm.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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