English Explanatory Dictionary

kaleworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Caterpillar.
  2. The caterpillar or larva of the cabbage butterfly.

Word forms

kaleworm kaleworms kale-worm kale worm

Etymology

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

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