leaf roller

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   moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk

   Synonymsleaf-roller

   Broadertortricid

Questions about leaf roller

What does leaf roller mean?

leaf roller means "moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk".

What is another word for leaf roller?

Close synonyms include leaf-roller. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leaf roller a common word?

leaf roller is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.