phylloxera
See also: Phylloxera and phylloxéra
English
Etymology
From the original, superseded genus name Phylloxera, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
phylloxera (plural phylloxeras or phylloxerae)
- An aphid, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this aphid. [from 19th c.]
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 32:
- thirty-five years later the coming of phylloxera to France launched the Algerian wine industry, and by the mid-twentieth century it had grown to be one of the Mediterranean's biggest producers.
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 32:
Synonyms
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Translations
aphid
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Further reading
phylloxera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia