phylloxera

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

We have to be very careful about getting grape vines from Europe to plant in this country on account of the phylloxera. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
[72] Some years ago many of the most valuable vineyards were destroyed by an insect pest known as the phylloxera, introduced from California. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
But Waring had all my curiosity, and none of my scruples; so he asked a question with a gesture more intelligible than his Spanish; and just as I had feared, the weird union of reservoirs and nozzles was no more than a contrivance for spraying vines to protect them from phylloxera. — The Car of Destiny, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson

genus Phylloxera

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