[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]