potato worm

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noun

tomato hornworm.

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Nearby words

potato moth, potato psyllid, potato race, potato tuberworm, potato vine, potato worm, potato yam, potatobug, potatory, potawatomi, potbellied pig

Origin of potato worm

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for potato worm

The potato-worm, however, is never known to injure the potato crop to any serious extent.
The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato; and How to Cook the Potato|D. H. Compton and Pierre Blot
The potato-worm often feeds on the leaves of the tobacco plant in the Northern States.
The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato; and How to Cook the Potato|D. H. Compton and Pierre Blot