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Phylloxera
Phylˊlox-e′ra
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φύλλον
leaf + ξηρόσ
dry.] 1.
(Zool.)
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. ☞ 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.
Definition 2024
Phylloxera
Phylloxera
See also: phylloxera and phylloxéra
Translingual
Proper noun
Phylloxera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phylloxeridae.
Usage notes
- The grape-vine pest called phylloxera is in a different genus in Phylloxeridae: Daktulosphaira.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Paraneoptera - clades; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Aphidoidea - superfamily; Phylloxeridae - family; Phylloxerinae - subfamily; Phylloxerini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phylloxera quercus - type species. For a listing of species see Phylloxera at the Catalogue of Life .
phylloxera
phylloxera
See also: Phylloxera and phylloxéra
English
Noun
phylloxera (plural phylloxeras or phylloxerae)
- An aphid, 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 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
- (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae): Phylloxera vastatrix (invalid)
Translations
aphid
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External links
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phylloxera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia