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noun
A very common butterfly whose caterpillars feed on cabbage and other crucifers, a large white (Pieris brassicae)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pierid, pierid butterfly
Narrower terms: small white, Pieris rapae, large white, Pieris brassicae, southern cabbage butterfly, Pieris protodice
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