单词 | rose aphid |
释义 | > as lemmasrose aphid rose aphid n. any of several aphids that infest rose plants; spec. the common greenfly, Macrosiphum rosae, which is pinkish brown or green in colour; cf. rose aphis n. ΚΠ 1869 G. Guyon in Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip Apr. 78/1 We may see..how the rose aphids accommodate themselves to the colour of the leaf or twig to which they are fixed. 1909 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 1908–9 22 320 The Lysiphlebus cerasaphis and Ephedrus sp...have proven beyond a doubt to be an efficient natural check to the rose aphid under good greenhouse conditions. 1986 M. Chinery Insects Brit. & W. Europe 94 Rose Aphid Macrosiphum rosae. The gardener's ‘greenfly’. Relatively large: green or pink. < as lemmas |
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