phylloxera
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noun, plural phyl·lox·e·rae [fil-uh
k-seer-ee, fi-lok-suh-ree] , phyl·lox·e·ras.
[fil-uhk-seer-ee, fi-lok-suh-ree] , phyl·lox·e·ras. any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin (1834) < Greek phyllo- phyllo- + xērá, feminine of xērós dry; so named in reference to the dessication of leaves caused by some species
1865–70; < Neo-Latin (1834) < Greek phyllo- phyllo- + xērá, feminine of xērós dry; so named in reference to the dessication of leaves caused by some species
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| —n , pl -rae, -ras | |
| any homopterous insect of the genus Phylloxera, such as P. vitifolia (or Viteus vitifolii) (vine phylloxera), typically feeding on plant juices, esp of vines: family Phylloxeridae | |
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Example sentences
The phylloxera are already in many sections, and doing dam age to many vineyards.
Resistant rootstocks have been grafted to achieve not only resistance to phylloxera, but also nematodes.
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