phylloxera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.

/fɪˈlɒksəɹə/ /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-phylloxera.wav

phylloxera phylloxeras phylloxerae

From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Phylloxera vastatrix

phylloxeric

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