First Known Use: 1880
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phylloxera
noun phyl·lox·e·ra \ˌfi-ˌläk-ˈsir-ə, fə-ˈläk-sə-rə\
Definition of PHYLLOXERA
: any of several plant lice (family Phylloxeridae); especially : one (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae syn. Viteus vitifoliae) originally of North America but introduced into Europe and elsewhere that produces galls on the leaves and roots of grape vines and is a serious pest especially of vinifera grapes in wine-producing regions
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Origin of PHYLLOXERA
New Latin, from phyll- + Greek xēros dry
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