Phylloxera

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  • noun. A small aphidlike insect (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) that feeds on the roots of grapevines and sometimes forms galls on the leaves, causing severe damage to grape crops.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of plant-lice or homopterous insects of the family Aphididæ and. subfamily Chermesinæ, usually of gall-making habits.
  • noun. [lowercase] A member of this genus, especially the species just named, known as the grape-vine phylloxera and vine-pest, the worst enemy of the European or vinifera grape.
  • noun. A genus of lepidopterous insects
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An aphid, of the genus Phylloxera, that is very destructive to grape vines
  • noun. The diseased condition of a vine caused by this aphid.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
    • Word Usage
    "In the 19th century, a plague of insects called phylloxera decimated the vines used to grow wine grapes in Europe."
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