Associations to the word «Cutworm»

Wiktionary

CUTWORM, noun. The larva of any of many moths ,of the family Noctuidae, that is an agricultural pest

Dictionary definition

CUTWORM, noun. North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats