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 Meaning of ROSE CHAFER
| Pronunciation: |  | rowz 'cheyfur 
 
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[n]  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  [n]  a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Cetonia aurata, Macrodactylus subspinosus, rose beetle, rose bug |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Cetonia, genus Cetonia, genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus, melolonthid beetle, scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle |  |     |    |  |