plantbeetle
nounUK /ˈplɑːntˌbiːtəl/
US /ˈplæntˌbiːtəl/
A plantbeetle is a small bug that lives on plants and eats their leaves.
We found a shiny green plantbeetle sitting on a sunflower leaf.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A tiny toy or model shaped like a beetle that is used to decorate potted plants.
She tucked a little ceramic plantbeetle into the soil of her fern.
3. A nickname for someone who loves gardening and spends lots of time with plants.
My grandpa is a real plantbeetle; he knows every flower in the yard.
4. A type of small robot that crawls along plant stems to check how healthy they are.
The farm uses a plantbeetle to watch the tomato plants for sickness.