单词 | cabbage butterfly |
释义 | cabbage butterfly in American English a common white butterfly (Pieris rapae) whose green larvae feed upon cabbage and related plants cabbage butterfly in American Englishnoun any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other related plants Word origin [1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: duplex, knockout, unitary, voodoo, zombie |
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