Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fruitworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fruit-worm
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop.

Etymology

From fruit + worm.

Inflected Forms

fruitworms (plural)

Phrases

tomato fruitworm

Questions

What does fruitworm mean?: The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop.
Where does fruitworm come from?: From fruit + worm.

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