English dictionary
roseworm
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially <i>Cacæcia rosaceana</i>, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds.
Source: webster1913