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Definition of Large white
1. Noun. Old World form of cabbage butterfly.
Generic synonyms: Cabbage Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris
Definition of Large white
1. Noun. The big, white and black butterfly ''Pieris brassicae'', of the family Pieridae. Also known as the cabbage white, ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Large White
Literary usage of Large white
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"... see page 646. lar, but not gross, evenly connecting head with rising gradually
from poll to withers ; muscu- Large Yorkshire or large white Swine. Figs. ..."
2. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"CHAPTER LXXVI LARGE YORKSHIRE OR large white The ancestry of the Large Yorkshire
clearly goes back over a century. Swine from time immemorial have been ..."
3. American Agriculturist (1844)
"... flesh firm, rich, and delicious—ripe in August and September. large white ...
As its name denotes, a large white fruit—ripe last of September. RED CHF. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... sunny position in a cool conservatory, where they have plenty Ivs., 1-fld.
axillary or clustered peduncles, and usually large white or scarlet fls. ..."
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