Phylloxera
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phylloxera is a noun meaning An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae 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 insect.
Meaning
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae 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 insect.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- phylloxeras
- phylloxerae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grape, flavescence, xylophage, phylliid, esca, aphyllophoroid.
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