[fil-uh
k-seer-uh, fi-lok-ser-uh] 
[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. |
| phyl·lox·e·ra (fĭl'ŏk-sîr'ə, fĭ-lŏk'sər-ə) n. pl. phyl·lox·e·rae (-rē) Any of several small insects of the genus Phylloxera that are related to aphids, especially P. vitifoliae, a widely distributed species very destructive to grape crops. [New Latin Phylloxēra, genus name : Greek phullo-, phyllo- + Greek xēros, dry.] phyl'lox·e'ran adj. & n. |