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phylloxera
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PHYLLOXERA
Phyl `lox *e "ra, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix ) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe.
Note: It exists in several forms, some of which are winged, other wingless. One form produces galls on the leaves and twigs, another affects the roots, causing galls or swellings, and often killing the vine.
2. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
New American Oxford Dictionary
phylloxera
phyl lox e ra |fiˈläksərə, ˌfiləkˈsi (ə )rə fəˈlɑksərə | ▶noun a plant louse that is a pest of vines. [Phylloxera vitifoliae, family Phylloxeridae, suborder Homoptera. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek phullon ‘leaf ’ + xēros ‘dry. ’
Oxford Dictionary
phylloxera
phylloxera |ˌfɪlɒkˈsɪərə, fɪˈlɒksərə | ▶noun a plant louse that is a pest of vines. ●Phylloxera vitifoliae, family Phylloxeridae, suborder Homoptera. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek phullon ‘leaf ’ + xēros ‘dry ’.
Duden Dictionary
Phylloxera
Phyl lo xe ra Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Phyllox e ra |die Phylloxera; Genitiv: der Phylloxera, Plural: die Phylloxeren zu griechisch xērós = dürr Reblaus
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