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imported cabbage worm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
im-port-ed -cab-bage -worm
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly.

American usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any worm that is inside an imported cabbage, or trades in the importation of cabbages.

Usage

Inflected Forms

imported cabbage worms (plural)

Questions

What does imported cabbage worm mean?
The caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly.

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