Associations to the word «Greenfly»

Wiktionary

GREENFLY, noun. A green aphid that is a common pest of garden plants, houseplants, and crops.

Dictionary definition

GREENFLY, noun. Greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats