Home › Words › L › leafwormleafwormleafworm means A caterpillar, especially that eats the leaves of plants.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, leafworm ranks #1,767 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English leyf worme, lef-worme, from Old English lēafwyrm (“caterpillar”). By surface analysis, leaf + worm.nounA caterpillar, especially that eats the leaves of plants.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fireworm 65% match — The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae). vs leafworm →roseworm 65% match — The larva of any of several species of lepidopterous insects that feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Choristoneura rosaceana, the bristled roseworm, oblique banded leaf roller, or rosaceous leaf roller, and the curled roseworm. vs leafworm →cutworm 64% match — The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest. vs leafworm →cankerworm 64% match — Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves. vs leafworm →wormlion 64% match — The larva of a vermileonid. vs leafworm →dropworm 63% match — The larva of any geometrid moth, such as the cankerworm, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk. vs leafworm →beetworm 63% match — A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest vs leafworm →basketworm 63% match — The larva of a psychid moth. vs leafworm →