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phylloxera


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phylloxera  \Phyl`lox*e"ra\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  leaf  +  ?  dry.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Phylloxera 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Phylloxeridae:  plant  lice  [syn:  {Phylloxera}, 
  {genus  Phylloxera}] 




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