Bollworm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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