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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges;
[syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana]

2. small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants;
[syn: tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tortrix n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana] 2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia]