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rose aphid

rose aphid noun: macrosiphum rosae, an aphid that infests rosebushes.

Noun

rose aphid (plural rose aphids)

  1. Macrosiphum rosae, an aphid that infests rosebushes.
    • Rose aphids are typically pink or purplish, but green and yellowish forms also occur, and multiple color morphs may be present within a single colony.2017, Whitney Cranshaw, Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs

Forms of rose aphid

pluralrose aphids

Questions about rose aphid

What does rose aphid mean?
Rose aphid means macrosiphum rosae, an aphid that infests rosebushes.
What part of speech is rose aphid?
Rose aphid is a noun.
What is the plural of rose aphid?
The plural of rose aphid is rose aphids.

Words near rose aphid in the dictionary

  1. rose above
  2. rose acacia
  3. rose alder
  4. rose and shone
  5. Rose Anne
  6. rose aphid
  7. rose aphids
  8. rose apple
  9. rose apples
  10. Rose Bay
  11. rose beetle

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