Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bud moth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: bud -moth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.

noun

Any moth destructive of budding plants.

Inflected Forms

bud moths (plural)

Questions

What does bud moth mean?: Spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.

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