leaf roller

noun

A caterpillar of any tortrix moth (Tortricidae family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves.

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Meanings

nounleaf roller (plural leaf rollers)

plural leaf rollers · alternative leaf-roller

  1. A caterpillar of any tortrix moth (Tortricidae family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmoth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk

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Broader
tortricidtortricid moth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kääriäisen toukka
  • kääriäisen toukkaTranslations
Latin involvulus
  • involvulusTranslations
Māori tīkopa
  • tīkopaTranslations
Russian листовёртка
  • листовёртка (listovjórtka)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

leaf roller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20roller

MLA

“leaf roller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20roller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf roller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20roller.

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