root fly

noun

Delia radicum, the cabbage fly, a pest on crops.

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Meanings

nounroot fly (plural root flies)

plural root flies

  1. Delia radicum, the cabbage fly, a pest on crops.
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APA

root fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20fly

MLA

“root fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20fly.

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