Dictionary - Definition of PALMERWORM


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects.[Websters] 2. In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Palmerworm" is a common misspelling or typo for: palmer-worm.

Date "Palmerworm" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects.[Websters] 2. In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "PALMERWORM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Definition: PALMERWORM