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yucca moth in American Englishnounany of several white moths of the genus Tegeticula that pollinate the yucca plant, the larvae of which develop in the ovary of the plant, consuming some of the seeds Examples of 'yucca moth' in a sentenceyucca moth Few travelers, however, wax poetic about its evolutionary partner, the yucca moth.When they hatch, the yucca moth caterpillars eat the seedstheir only food sourcebefore crawling to the ground to form cocoons.A key part of that strategy may be in its relationship to the yucca moths. |