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grape phylloxerae

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phyl⋅lox⋅e⋅ra

[fil-uhk-seer-uh, fi-lok-ser-uh]
–noun, plural phyl⋅lox⋅e⋅rae [fil-uhk-seer-ee, fi-lok-suh-ree] , phyl⋅lox⋅e⋅ras.
any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, esp. P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera), which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.

Origin:
1865–70; < NL (1834) < Gk phyllo- phyllo- + xērá, fem. of xērós dry; so named in reference to the dessication of leaves caused by some species
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