Gallfly

[gɒ:lflai]

Definition

(noun.) any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed.

Inputed by Carlo--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall.

Edited by Laurence