oak leaf roller
(also oak leaf roller moth)
noun
Any of various leaf roller moths (family Tortricidae) whose larvae live on oaks, sometimes causing severe defoliation; especially (more fully green oak leaf roller moth) Tortrix viridana of Britain and Europe.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Globe Encyclopedia.
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