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Noun: grape phylloxera  greyp ,fi-luk'seer-u
  1. Destructive to various grape plants
    "The grape phylloxera nearly destroyed the French wine industry in the 19th century";
    - grape louse, Phylloxera vitifoleae
Noun: Phylloxera (Phylloxerae)
  1. Type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
    - genus Phylloxera

Derived forms: Phylloxerae

Type of: arthropod genus, louse, plant louse

Part of: family Phylloxeridae, Phylloxeridae

Encyclopedia: Grape phylloxera

Phylloxera