单词 | palmerworm |
释义 | palmerworm[ pah-mer-wurm ] / ˈpɑ mərˌwɜrm / nounthe larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees. Origin of palmerwormFirst recorded in 1550–60; palmer1 + worm Words nearby palmerwormPalmer Land, Palmer Peninsula, Palmerston, Palmerston North, Palmer-Tomkinson, palmerworm, palmette, palmetto, Palmetto State, palm family, Palmgren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for palmerwormpalmer worm nounthe hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth Word Origin for palmer wormC16: originally applied to various destructive caterpillars of migratory habits Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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