Grapholita

noun

Graph·​o·​lita ˌgra-fə-ˈli-tə 

: a genus of typically small moths (family Tortricidae) having larvae that feed in various fruits or flower heads see cherry fruitworm, clover head caterpillar, oriental fruit moth

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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