hornworm
/ˈhɔːrnwɜːrm/
noun
- A large green caterpillar with a horn-like tail, often found on tomato plants and other crops.
- The hornworm was munching on the leaves of my tomato plant.
- A single hornworm can strip a small plant of its leaves in a day.
- Gardeners often pick hornworms off their plants by hand.