释义 |
rose chafer noun 1. also rose bug : a common No. American melolonthid beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus) whose larva feeds on plant roots and the adults on leaves and flowers of various plants (as rosebushes, fruit trees, or grapevines) 2. : a common metallic green European scarabaeid beetle (Cetonia aurata) that feeds on plant roots as a larva and on leaves and flowers (as of roses) as an adult |