asparagus beetle

noun

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

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Meanings

nounasparagus beetle (plural asparagus beetles)

plural asparagus beetles

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