spruce budworm

[ buhd-wurm ]
/ ˈbʌdˌwɜrm /

noun

the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.

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Origin of spruce budworm

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby spruce budworm

sprout, spruance, spruce, spruce beer, spruce beetle, spruce budworm, spruce gall aphid, spruce grouse, spruce pine, spruce sawfly, spruce up
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