Palmerworm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palmerworm is a noun meaning A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
Meaning
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
Example Sentences
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
If history repeats itself in the case of the palmerworm, fruit growers are not likely to encounter this insect in injurious numbers more than once in a lifetime, since in the past outbreaks have occurred only at intervals of[…]
Word Forms
- palmerworms
- palmer-worm
- palmer worm
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include palmer worm, palmer, palmworm, basketworm, cutworm, wheal-worm.
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