noun
1. a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
• Syn: ↑rose beetle, ↑Cetonia aurata
• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cetonia, ↑genus Cetonia
2. 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
• Syn: ↑rose bug, ↑Macrodactylus subspinosus
• Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Macrodactylus, ↑genus Macrodactylus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.