tarnished plant bug

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Definition of tarnished plant bug words

noun tarnished plant bug a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees. 1

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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