- turnip fly
- noun
1. : turnip flea2. : the adult of the cabbage maggot3. : turnip sawfly
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turnip fly noun1. A fly whose maggots burrow in turnip roots2. The turnip flea• • •Main Entry: ↑turnip
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Turnip fly — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnip — Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant ({Brassica … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnip flea — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turnip maggot — noun : the larva of the turnip fly … Useful english dictionary
Turnip Prize — The Turnip Prize is a spoof UK prize that satirises the Tate Gallery s Turner Prize by exhibiting deliberately badly made art created with minimal effort. It was started mainly as a joke in 1999, but has gained national media attention and… … Wikipedia
Swedish turnip — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turnip leaf miner — noun : the maggot of a small fly (Scaptomyza flaveola) related to the drosophilas and introduced into America from Europe that is destructive to turnips and related vegetables … Useful english dictionary
Cabbage root fly — Taxobox name = Cabbage root fly image caption = Delia radicum regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera infraordo =… … Wikipedia
Green fly — Green Green (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr[ u]n, Dan. & Sw. gr[ o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthomyia radicum — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
