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Meaning of "greenfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENFLY

greenfly  [ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greenfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREENFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of greenfly in the English dictionary

The definition of greenfly in the dictionary is a greenish aphid commonly occurring as a pest on garden and crop plants.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREENFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
cornfly
ˈkɔːnˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dobsonfly
ˈdɒbsənˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENFLY

greenbug
greencloth
Greene
greener
greeneries
greenery
greenfield
greenfield site
greenfinch
greenflies
greengage
Greengrass
greengrocer
greengrocery
Greenham Common
greenhand
greenhead
greenheart
greenhorn
greenhouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of greenfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greenfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENFLY

Find out the translation of greenfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greenfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greenfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greenfly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

greenfly
570 millions of speakers

English

greenfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greenfly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حشرة النباتات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greenfly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greenfly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puceron des plantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blattlaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緑色のアブラ虫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진딧물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greenfly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greenfly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greenfly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaprak biti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greenfly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mszyca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greenfly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραφικο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bladluis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

greenfly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greenfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greenfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENFLY»

The term «greenfly» is regularly used and occupies the 108.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENFLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greenfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENFLY»

Discover the use of greenfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greenfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Greenfly
Claustrophobic, intense, troubled, these twelve astonishing stories hold a flare to the strange, elusive corners of our world, past and present; from the United States of the Gold Rush era to the Berlin of today, from Victorian England to ...
Tom Lee, 2012
2
Greenfly
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Greenfly is the artist name of Lawrence Green, a drum and bass music producer and DJ from Reading, England.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2012
3
Access
the initial reports of many deaths and the various ways the plants have to kill people - Jack's realisation that the greenfly kill the plants - the frustration that no one will listen to his solution - Jack gets his message on the web - the mutation of the ...
Wendy Wren, 2005
4
Truth and Religious Belief: Conversations on Philosophy of ...
Can you show how it works with the greenfly example? John: Well, I am no expert on this, but, as I understand it, the basic idea is that millions of years ago there were many different types of what we now call the greenfly, and they had different  ...
Curtis L. Hancock, Brendan Sweetman, 1998
5
Life Cycle Assessment: Principles, Practice and Prospects
Also essential are pre-existing drivers for environmental performance in the chosen sector. The champions and participants in these drivers must also be involved in the tool development. The Greenfly Online project developed from the need ...
Ralph Horne, Tim Grant, Karli Verghese, 2009
6
Linux Multimedia Hacks: Tips & Tools for Taming Images, ...
... tar xzvf dvdshrink-2.6.0-2mdk.tar.gz greenfly@moses:~# cd dvdshrink Convert Dual-Layer DVD to Single-Layer DVD Creating application directories if. greenfly  ...
Kyle Rankin, 2005
7
The Fuchsia Annual
It is not enough to spray plants in the summer only, as in winter the greenfly are present in the egg form. These eggs are very resistant to inset (icicles, so that when it comes just a little warmer some of the eggs will hatch. It is therefore best to ...
‎1974
8
Spring Training: Baseball's Early Season
Provides a detailed look at baseball's spring training, using text and photographs to describe the pre-season hype.
Dan Shaughnessy, Stan Grossfeld, 2003
9
Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal
NEW! THE GREENFLY KILLER THAT CANT HARM ROSES No mixing, no mess, no risk with Airwick Greenfly Killer When greenfly attack precious roses, play fast, play sure and play safe — with Airwick Greenfly Killer. For this new Airwick ...
‎1962
10
The Linguist
Let's take greenfly. Suppose you wanted to know how many greenfly there were on all the rose-bushes in the world. 8. Why should you? 9. To find out how much D.D.T. the world wants, of course. Now would the electronic brain tell you the ...
‎1947

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greenfly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hot weather DOESN'T mean you have to get the hosepipe out
And pests such as blackfly and greenfly favour hot weather and are rife at the moment, although their natural enemies including ladybirds and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
The trouble with lillies: fabulous but fickle
It is probably viral diseases (spread from plant to plant by greenfly) that have put nurseries and breeders off developing new plants for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Brian Kidd answers your questions and selects timely jobs to do this …
A: This is a combination of greenfly and spur blight. It's a massive job, but you should remove all infected tips, put them in a bucket and dispose ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
4
Everything is coming up roses
... also look out for colonies of aphids on the stems, which will also require spraying as blackfly and greenfly populations can build up rapidly. «Ham&High, Jul 15»
5
Darling Buds
... also look out for colonies of aphids on the stems, which will also require spraying as blackfly and greenfly populations can build up rapidly. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Puffy slipper flower shows its summer stuff
In a greenhouse, it can suffer from greenfly, though not so much outdoors. Pot-grown plants can be placed outdoors for the summer. More often ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Phloxes are back: the flowers that say summer
How to get rid of greenfly on roses. The well-named 'Flamingo', a crimson-eyed salmon, is the most garish of these because the flower tubes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Time for Tea: The Black Horse, Reigate Heath
I gently flicked a greenfly off the table and sat back to enjoy the ambience. The cascading branches of a silver birch nearby afforded a little ... «Surrey Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Herald Living Gardening: Everything's coming up roses
... also look out for colonies of aphids on the stems, which will also require spraying as blackfly and greenfly populations can build up rapidly. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
10
A passport to my lovely garden? Dream on, you wretched souls
I squirted the grasping interlopers in their puzzled faces with greenfly spray and then poked them off the fence with a hoe, sending them ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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