potato worm
noun
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Origin of potato worm
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby potato worm
potato psyllid, potato race, potatory, potato tuberworm, potato vine, potato worm, pot-au-feu, Potawatomi, potbellied pig, potbelly, potbelly stove
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Example sentences 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 BlotThe 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