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bollworm

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.
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See also

Bolly Bollygarch Bollywood bolmantalate Bolna Bolney

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