bollworm

2 definitions found

bollworm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bollworm \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
     The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the
     bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great
     damage to the crops.
     [1913 Webster]

bollworm - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bollworm
      n 1: any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls