fireworm
[fahyuh r-wurm]
noun
the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm), which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
Nearby words
- fireweed,
- firewire,
- firewood,
- firework,
- fireworks,
- firie,
- firing,
- firing glass,
- firing line,
- firing line, on the
Origin of fireworm
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