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Meaning of bollworm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.

Examples

“[…] which means that sowing at the usual rate of about two and one half kelehs of seed per feddan, we may sow at the same time from 4,000 to 5,000 living pink bollworms in the infested seeds; […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Bolly Bollygarch Bollywood bolmantalate Bolna Bolney