单词 | Hessian fly |
释义 | Hessian flynoun A gall midge whose larvae are a pest of cereal crops, occurring in all wheat-growing areas.
OriginLate 18th century: so named because it was supposed (erroneously) to have been carried to America by Hessian troops during the War of Independence. |
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