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Meaning of ROSEWORM

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rose"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous
insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the
rose, especially {Cac[ae]cia rosaceana}, which rolls up the
leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds.

 

 

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