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noun, plural phyl·lox·e·rae 
[fil-uhk-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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