| 单词 | pickle worm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspickle worm pickle worm n. U.S. the caterpillar of an American pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, which bores into ripening cucumbers, cantaloupes, squashes, etc. ΚΠ 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 614 The Pickle worm..is a caterpillar which bores into the cucumbers when large enough to pickle, and it is occasionally found in pickles. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 298 The pickle worm (Diaphania nitidalis) and the melon worm (D. hyalinata) are both destructive to cantaloupe, melon, squash, and cucumber plants. 2002 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 16 June k6 Pickle worms can be chased out of cucumbers by soaking them in cold water. < as lemmas |
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