noun
- the caterpillars of certain moths and butterflies that feed on cabbage and related plants
Examples
- The gardener found several cabbageworms eating holes in the lettuce leaves.
- Cabbageworms can destroy an entire crop of broccoli if left unchecked.
- She picked the green cabbageworms off her kale plants by hand.
- The farmer used organic spray to control the cabbageworms in his vegetable garden.
- Cabbageworms are the larval stage of white butterflies commonly seen in gardens.
- Row covers can help prevent cabbageworms from reaching your plants.