asparagus beetle
English
Noun
asparagus beetle (plural asparagus beetles)
- Any of a number of small beetles of the genus Crioceris, such as Crioceris asparagi, that are destructive to asparagus.
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References
- “asparagus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.