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–noun, plural -flies.

an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.

Also called pale chrysanthemum aphid.

[Origin: 1680–90; green + fly²

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n. A green aphid commonly occurring as a destructive pest of various cultivated plants.

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greenfly
noun
greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants

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ˈgreenfly noun — plural ˈgreenfly

a type of small, green insect
Example: The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly.

Arabic:	قَمْلَة نَبات
Chinese (Simplified):	蚜虫
Chinese (Traditional):	蚜虫
Czech:	mšice
Danish:	bladlus
Estonian:	lehetäi
Finnish:	kirva
French:	puceron
German:	die grüne Blattlaus
Greek:	μελίγκρα
Hungarian:	levéltetű
Icelandic:	blaðlús

Indonesian:	lalat hijau
Italian:	afide verde*
Japanese:	あぶらむし
Lithuanian:	amaras
Polish:	mszyca
Portuguese (Brazil):	pulgão
Portuguese (Portugal):	pulgão
Romanian:	păduche-de-plantă
Russian:	тля
Spanish:	pulgón
Turkish:	yaprak biti