rose beetle

American  

noun

1. rose chafer.

2. Fuller rose beetle.

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Etymology

Origin of rose beetle

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

The same, keeping on the watch for all previous insects but the rose beetle; this will have left.

From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood

The destruction of the red rose beetle is simple, according to a circular recently issued by the Minnesota state entomologist, University Farm, St. Paul.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.