English Explanatory Dictionary

leafworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.

Word forms

leafworm leafworms leaf worm leaf-worm

Etymology

From Middle English leyf worme, lef-worme, from Old English lēafwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to leaf + worm.

Derived words

African cotton leafworm cotton leafworm cotton leafworm moth Egyptian cotton leafworm oriental leafworm moth
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