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Fuller rose beetle

American

noun

a beetle, Pantomorus godmani, that feeds on the leaves of roses as well as on those of citrus and other fruit trees.

Etymology

Origin of Fuller rose beetle

Perhaps named after A. S. Fuller (died 1896), American horticulturist

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