- chrysolina
- \\krə̇ˈsälənə\ noun
Usage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, modification of Greek chrysolinon gold thread, from chrys- + linon cord, thread, flax — more at linen: a genus of small leaf-eating beetles (family Chrysomelidae) that have been extensively used in biological control of Klamath weed and other species of Hypericum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.