"cabbage white" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.",
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      "form": "cabbage whites",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "derived": [
        {
          "taxonomic": "Pieris canidia",
          "word": "Asian cabbage white"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Pieris canidia",
          "word": "Indian cabbage white"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Pieris brassicae",
          "word": "large cabbage white"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Pieris rapae",
          "word": "small cabbage white"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae."
      ],
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          "butterflies",
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        ],
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          "Pieridae",
          "Pieridae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Pieris brassicae",
          "Pieris brassicae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Pieris rapae",
          "Pieris rapae#Translingual"
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      ],
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        "(entomology) Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "blanqueta"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "koolwitje"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "word": "kaaliperhonen"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kálfiðrildi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "word": "pepe mā"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "word": "bielinek kapustnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kapustnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kapústnica",
          "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "капу́стница"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cabbage white"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pieris canidia",
      "word": "Asian cabbage white"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pieris canidia",
      "word": "Indian cabbage white"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pieris brassicae",
      "word": "large cabbage white"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pieris rapae",
      "word": "small cabbage white"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cabbage whites",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae."
      ],
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          "Pieris brassicae#Translingual"
        ],
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          "Pieris rapae#Translingual"
        ]
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        "(entomology) Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "entomology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blanqueta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "koolwitje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "word": "kaaliperhonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kálfiðrildi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "word": "pepe mā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "word": "bielinek kapustnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kapustnik"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kapústnica",
      "sense": "butterfly of family Pieridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "капу́стница"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cabbage white"
}