Noun: rose chafer rowz chey-fu(r)
- A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
"The metallic shine of rose chafers was visible on the garden flowers";
- rose beetle, Cetonia aurata
- Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
"Rose chafers stripped the new rose buds bare";
- rose bug, Macrodactylus subspinosus
Derived forms: rose chafers
Type of: melolonthid beetle, scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
Part of: Cetonia, genus Cetonia, genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus
Encyclopedia: Rose chafer