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Noun: tomato hornworm  tu'mey-tow'horn,wurm [N. Amer], tu'maa-tow'horn,wurm [Brit]
  1. Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
    - potato worm, Manduca quinquemaculata

Derived forms: tomato hornworms

Type of: caterpillar

Encyclopedia: Tomato hornworm