cabbage worm

Noun

 * 1) Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
 * 2) Any of several species of Pieris (family ) butterflies:
 * 3) A small white, found in most temperate regions.
 * 4) A large white, of Eurasia and north Africa.
 * 5) A , of North America.
 * 6) A green-veined white  of Europe and North America.
 * 7) A cabbage looper (, family ), of much of the northern hemisphere.
 * 8) A  (, family ) native to southern Europe or Asia that also injures cabbages and other vegetables in the Gulf states of the United States.
 * 9) A diamondback moth (, syn., family ).