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rose weevil — noun : a weevil (Pantomorus godmani) that destroys the leaves and flowers of the rose and other plants and whose larva feeds on the roots called also rose beetle … Useful english dictionary
rose weevil. — See Fuller rose beetle. Also called rose beetle … Useful english dictionary
fuller's rose weevil — noun see fuller rose beetle … Useful english dictionary
rose beetle — noun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses • Syn: ↑rose chafer, ↑Cetonia aurata • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rose curculio — noun : a small bright red weevil (Rhynchites bicolor) with black snout and underside that is common on roses and produces larvae that feed on the seed pods … Useful english dictionary
fuller rose beetle — noun or fuller s rose weevil Usage: usually capitalized F Etymology: perhaps after Andrew S. Fuller died 1896 American horticulturist : a small broad snouted grayish weevil (Pantomorus godmani) feeding on the leaves of numerous cultivated plants… … Useful english dictionary
Corn rose — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corn rose — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corn weevil — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vine weevil — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
