Usually means: Insect larva, damages trees significantly.
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  1. budworm: Merriam-Webster
  2. budworm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. budworm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. budworm: Collins English Dictionary
  5. budworm: Wordnik
  6. budworm: Wiktionary
  7. budworm: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. budworm: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. budworm: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. budworm: Dictionary.com
  11. budworm: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Any of various moth caterpillars.

Similar:
budmoth, webworm, basketworm, bee moth, woodworm, fruitworm, leafworm, bagworm, caterpillar, webworm moth, more...

Opposite:
moth, caterpillar, larva, butterfly, adult

Phrases:
spruce budworm, tobacco budworm, more...

Adjectives:
western, eastern, headed, pine, native, blackheaded, false, female, spruce, male, oriental

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Similar:
budmoth, webworm, basketworm, bee moth, woodworm, fruitworm, leafworm, bagworm, caterpillar, webworm moth, more...

Opposite:
moth, caterpillar, larva, butterfly, adult

Phrases:
spruce budworm, tobacco budworm, more...

Adjectives:
western, eastern, headed, pine, native, blackheaded, false, female, spruce, male, oriental



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