Leafroller

2 definitions found

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

  leafroller \leafroller\, leaf roller \leaf roller\n. (Zool.)
     The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling
     up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk;
     aalso, the moth itself. See {Tortrix}.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leaf-roller
       n : moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves
           with spun silk [syn: {leaf roller}]