(n)large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort, Syn.Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth
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{ } a. [ From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack. ] Of or pertaining to James the First, of England, or of his reign or times; especially, pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration popular in the time of James I.; as, Jacobean writers. “A Jacobean table.” C. L. Eastlake. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]