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cabbage moth

cabbage moth

noun

  1. a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabbage moth1

First recorded in 1840–50

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