spring cankerworm
noun
See under cankerworm.
Origin of spring cankerworm
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words nearby spring cankerworm
spring,
spring balance,
spring beauty,
spring binder,
spring break,
spring cankerworm,
spring catch,
spring chicken,
spring conjunctivitis,
spring ephemeral,
spring equinox
Definition for spring cankerworm (2 of 2)
cankerworm
[ kang-ker-wurm ]
/ ˈkæŋ kərˌwɜrm /
noun
the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm).
British Dictionary definitions for spring cankerworm
cankerworm
/ (ˈkæŋkəˌwɜːm) /
noun
the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America