tortrix

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtrɪks/
(also tortrix moth)

noun (plural tortrices /-trɪsiːz/)

  • a small moth with typically green caterpillars that live inside rolled leaves and can be a serious pest of fruit and other trees.
    • Family Tortricidae: many species, including Pammene rhediella, whose larvae damage apple and plum trees

Derivatives

tortricid

noun & adjective

Origin:

late 18th century: modern Latin, feminine of Latin tortor 'twister', from torquere 'to twist'