Definition of Budworm

1. Noun. Any of various moth caterpillars. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Budworm

1. a caterpillar that eats buds [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Budworm

budju
budless
budlet
budlets
budlike
budmash
budmashes
budmoth
budmoths
budnamed
budo
budos
buds
budtender
budtenders
budworm (current term)
budworms
budyonovka
budyonovkas
buearocracy
buergerite
bufa-
bufadienolide
bufadienolides
bufadienolides (two double bonds)
bufagenins
bufagin
bufagins
bufanolide
bufanolides

Literary usage of Budworm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Health in the Inland West: A Symposium by David L. Adams, Lyn Morelan (1995)
"During this period a western spruce budworm outbreak heavily defoliated much of the ... The interdisciplinary team formed to evaluate the budworm situation ..."

2. Conference on Adaptive Ecosystem Restoration and Management: Restoration of edited by Wallace Covington, Pamela K. Wagner (1998)
"Western spruce budworm Fire exclusion, grazing, and past logging have ... These changes have also affected the nature of western spruce budworm outbreaks. ..."

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