Associations to the word «Glowworm»

Wiktionary

GLOWWORM, noun. The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.

Dictionary definition

GLOWWORM, noun. The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly.

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