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Meaning of cabbage worm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
  2. Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
  3. A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
  4. A large white (Pieris brassicae), of Eurasia and north Africa.
  5. A southern cabbage butterfly (Pieris protodice), of North America.
  6. A green-veined white (Pieris napi) of Europe and North America.
  7. A cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni, family Noctuidae), of much of the northern hemisphere.
  8. A cabbage webworm (Hellula undalis, family Crambidae) native to southern Europe or Asia that also injures cabbages and other vegetables in the Gulf states of the United States.
  9. A diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, syn. Plutella maculipennis, family Plutellidae).

Equivalents

Suomi kaalimato

CEFR level

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