rose aphid

English

Noun

rose aphid (plural rose aphids)

1. Macrosiphum rosae, an aphid that infests rosebushes.
   • 2017, Whitney Cranshaw, Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs:

     Rose aphids are typically pink or purplish, but green and yellowish forms also occur, and multiple color morphs may be present within a single colony.

Anagrams

• aphorised, sphæroid