cabbage butterfly

noun

any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other related plants.

Origin of cabbage butterfly

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby cabbage butterfly

cabaret, cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm

Example sentences from the Web for cabbage butterfly

The larvæ of the cabbage-butterfly sometimes do a great deal of harm by eating the cabbage leaves.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education
Yet how dreadfully is its foliage often ravaged in the autumn by numerous hordes of the cabbage-butterfly!
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)|William Kirby
As he approached, a cabbage-butterfly, fluttering about the place lit on the straw hat of one of the dignitaries.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland

单词	cabbage butterfly
释义	cabbage butterfly noun any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other related plants. Origin of cabbage butterfly First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby cabbage butterfly cabaret, cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cabbage butterfly The larvæ of the cabbage-butterfly sometimes do a great deal of harm by eating the cabbage leaves. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education Yet how dreadfully is its foliage often ravaged in the autumn by numerous hordes of the cabbage-butterfly! An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)\|William Kirby As he approached, a cabbage-butterfly, fluttering about the place lit on the straw hat of one of the dignitaries. The Butterfly Book\|William Jacob Holland
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