Plant bug — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plant bug — any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants. Also called capsid, leaf bug. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect any member of two families of the insect order Heteroptera.… … Universalium
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Tarnished plant bug — Taxobox | name = Tarnished plant bug image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera familia = Miridae genus = Lygus species = L. lineolaris binomial = Lygus lineolaris binomial authority = (Palisot de … Wikipedia
tarnished plant bug — tar′nished plant′ bug n. ent a sucking bug, Lygus lineolaris, that is a common pest of legumes and fruit trees • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
four-lined plant bug — noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America • Syn: ↑four lined leaf bug, ↑Poecilocapsus lineatus • Hypernyms: ↑mirid bug, ↑mirid, ↑capsid • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Plant — Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant cutter — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant louse — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarnished plant bug — noun widespread plant and fruit pest • Syn: ↑Lygus lineolaris • Hypernyms: ↑lygus bug … Useful english dictionary
