asparagus beetle

English

Noun

asparagus beetle (plural asparagus beetles)

1. Any of a number of small beetles of the genus Crioceris, such as (Crioceris asparagi), that are destructive to asparagus.

Derived terms

• common asparagus beetle
• spotted asparagus beetle

 

References

• “asparagus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.