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- noun Any of various
moths , whosecaterpillars are thebudworms .
Etymologies
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bud + moth
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Correlations between summer temperatures and the annual growth rates of Larix decidua are lower than for Picea abies, although cyclic defoliation patterns of larch budmoth outbreaks are not distinguished.
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