"cabbage worm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cabbage worms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cabbage worm (plural cabbage worms)
  1. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
    A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-piEf~QAs Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
  2. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
    A large white (Pieris brassicae), of Eurasia and north Africa.
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-0XpweyxV Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
  3. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
    A southern cabbage butterfly (Pieris protodice), of North America.
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-tG3A5F~A Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
  4. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
    A green-veined white (Pieris napi) of Europe and North America.
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-4AOOrGYJ Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
  5. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    A cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni, family Noctuidae), of much of the northern hemisphere.
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-QPtY6nWA Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
  6. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    A cabbage webworm (Hellula undalis, family Crambidae) native to southern Europe or Asia that also injures cabbages and other vegetables in the Gulf states of the United States.
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-20J1jMcI
  7. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
    A diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, syn. Plutella maculipennis, family Plutellidae).
    Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Pierid butterflies, Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-cabbage_worm-en-noun-lGS2DT1y Disambiguation of Moths: 13 14 18 18 13 10 15 Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 14 14 20 18 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 13 14 19 19 13 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 16 16 15 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 15 18 18 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 14 20 20 13 7 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cabbageworm, cabbage-worm

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