Asparagus Beetle Definition

noun

Either of two small spotted chrysomelid beetles (Crioceris asparagi or C. duodecimpunctata) that feed on asparagus plants.

American Heritage

A small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) that is destructive to asparagus.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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