roseworm

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From rose +‎ worm.

Noun

roseworm (plural roseworms)

  1. The larva of any of several species of lepidopterous insects that feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Choristoneura rosaceana, the bristled roseworm, oblique banded leaf roller, or rosaceous leaf roller, and the curled roseworm.

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