leaf-roller

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

Meanings

nounleaf-roller (plural leaf-rollers)

plural leaf-rollers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of leaf roller.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Broader
tortricidtortricid moth
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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