- tobacco hornworm
- tobac′co horn′wormn.ent the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family
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tobacco hornworm
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tobacco hornworm — n. a hawk moth (Manduca sexta) whose large, green caterpillar feeds on the leaves of tobacco plants … English World dictionary
tobacco hornworm — noun large green white striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm • Syn: ↑tomato worm, ↑Manduca sexta • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca … Useful english dictionary
tobacco hornworm — noun Date: circa 1909 an American hawk moth (Manduca sexta) whose large usually green larva is a hornworm that feeds on the leaves of plants of the nightshade family and especially tobacco and tomato … New Collegiate Dictionary
tobacco hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family. Also called tobacco worm. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
tobacco worm — noun : tobacco hornworm * * * tobacco worm, the large, green caterpillar of either of two species of hawk moths, having white markings and a hornlike process near the end of the body. It feeds on tobacco, tomato, and related plants … Useful english dictionary
tobacco hawkmoth — noun : the adult moth of a tobacco hornworm … Useful english dictionary
tobacco fly — Tomato To*ma to, n.; pl. {Tomatoes}. [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.) The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family ({Lycopersicum esculentun}); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hornworm — noun N. Amer. a hawkmoth caterpillar with a spike on its tail, some kinds of which are pests of tobacco and other crops … English new terms dictionary
hornworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a larva of various hawkmoths (as a tobacco worm) having a hornlike tail process … Useful english dictionary
tomato hornworm — noun large green white striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm • Syn: ↑potato worm, ↑Manduca quinquemaculata • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar * * * noun : a caterpillar that is the larva of a hawkmoth… … Useful english dictionary
