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rose slug

rose slug noun: the larvae of various species of sawfly that feed on rose plant leaves.

Noun

rose slug (plural rose slugs)

  1. The larvae of various species of sawfly that feed on rose plant leaves.
    • A stated meeting was held this day. T. Lee, Esq., proposed to the Society the importance of awarding a small premium for the purpose of inducing cultivators to discover some effectual method of destroying the rose slug, which infests the rose bush.1840, The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and Improvements in Rural Affairs, page 274
    • The rose slug or sawfly is neither a slug nor a fly; actually, it is an insect related to bees and wasps.2013, Loren Nancarrow, Dead Snails Leave No Trails: Natural Pest Control for Home and Garden

Forms of rose slug

pluralrose slugs
alternative formroseslug

Questions about rose slug

What does rose slug mean?
Rose slug means the larvae of various species of sawfly that feed on rose plant leaves.
What part of speech is rose slug?
Rose slug is a noun.
What is the plural of rose slug?
The plural of rose slug is rose slugs.

Words near rose slug in the dictionary

  1. rose sages
  2. rose sawflies
  3. rose sawfly
  4. rose she-oak
  5. rose she-oaks
  6. rose slug
  7. rose slugs
  8. Rose Sunday
  9. rose syrup
  10. rose syrups
  11. rose through the ranks

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