codling

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noun
R

A small, round apple that is sweet and a little bit sour.

The baker used fresh codlings to make her famous apple pies.

R

A moth caterpillar that bores into apples and makes them rot.

The orchard keeper had to deal with a codling moth infestation.

translation

n. A small, round apple that is sweet and a little bit sour.; A moth caterpillar that bores into apples and makes them rot.

Word Forms

Plural codlings