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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several white butterflies of the genus Pieris having larvae that feed on cabbage and other cruciferous plants, especially P. rapae.
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- noun Common name for the big, white and black
butterfly Pieris brassicae, of the familyPieridae . Also known as thelarge white ,
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yarb commented on the word cabbage white
A kind of butterfly.
November 9, 2007