soft scale


noun
  1. any of numerous homopterous insect pests of the family Coccidae, as leafhoppers, aphids, and whiteflies, that are destructive to crops, shade and fruit trees, and various houseplants.

Origin of soft scale

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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