Associations to the word «Fireworm»

Wiktionary

FIREWORM, noun. The larva of any of several tortricid moths (Tortricidae).
FIREWORM, noun. The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
FIREWORM, noun. The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats