The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bollworm \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zool.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bollworm n 1: any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls