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Meaning of palmer worm

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

palmer

Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːmə//ˈpɑːmɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.

noun

Definitions

  1. Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.

  2. A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.