small white

noun

1. a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves

Example Sentences

Since then, doctors have fitted a small white sphere in her empty eye socket.

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Butterfly Conservation said it was the worst year recorded for the common blue, holly blue, green-veined white, small white, small tortoiseshell, painted lady and Scotch argus.

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Jim's cancer was detected when his dentist spotted two small white spots on the floor of his mouth, under his tongue.

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“Simple ones to grow are nasturtium for those cabbage whites, the small white and the large white butterflies, and things like sweet rocket for the orange tip butterfly,” she says.

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The edelweiss has been replanted and, perhaps, next spring, its small white flowers will look happy to meet the next batch of tourists.

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