Agromyza

noun

Ag·​ro·​my·​za

ˌa-grō-ˈmī-zə

: the type genus of Agromyzidae including economically important leaf miners and certain flies that cause galls on wild and cultivated plants see bean fly

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from agro- + -myza

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Agromyza

• mycorrhiza
• visa