cabbage white

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cabbage white

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The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.

noun cabbage whites

Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.

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noun butterfly of family Pieridae

Русский	капу́стница kapústnica

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@misc{cabbage_white_2026,
  title = {cabbage white},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cabbage%20white},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}