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Phylloxera
Grape phylloxera (
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch 1855); family
Phylloxeridae); originally described in France as
Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae,
Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called
phylloxera (; from
Greek φύλλον, leaf, and ξερόν, dry) is a pest of commercial
grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern
North America.
Phylloxera
Noun
1. type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
(synonym) genus Phylloxera
(hypernym) arthropod genus
(member-holonym) Phylloxeridae, family Phylloxeridae
(member-meronym) grape louse, grape phylloxera, Phylloxera vitifoleae
phylloxéra
nm.
phylloxera
Phylloxera
(n.)
The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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