Noun: tomato worm
- Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
"tomato worms can strip a tobacco plant of its leaves overnight";
- tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta
Derived forms: tomato worms
Type of: caterpillar
Part of: genus Manduca, Manduca
Encyclopedia: Tomato worm