What is "leaf roller"

leafroller \leafroller\, leaf roller \leaf roller\n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk; aalso, the moth itself. See Tortrix.

Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricid[ae], the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species ( Tortrix scytal[ae]) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.

alt. The caterpillar of a (vern tortrix moth pedia=1) (''(taxlink Torticidae family noshow=1)'' family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves. n. The caterpillar of a (vern tortrix moth pedia=1) (''(taxlink Torticidae family noshow=1)'' family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves.

n. moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk [syn: leaf-roller]