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phylloxera

UK/fɪˈlɒksəɹə//fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/

phylloxera noun: 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.

Noun

phylloxera (plural phylloxeras or phylloxerae)

  1. 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.
    • 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, published 2006, page 32
    Synonyms:
    Phylloxera vastatrix

phylloxera meaning in Tamil and Bengali

phylloxera in Tamil

செடிப்பேன் இனம், கொடிமுந்திரிச்செடியை அழிக்கும் பூச்சுவகை

phylloxera in Bengali

পতঙ্গ, এছাড়াও

Synonyms of phylloxera

  • Phylloxera vastatrix

Forms of phylloxera

pluralphylloxeras
pluralphylloxerae

Origin of phylloxera

From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Questions about phylloxera

What does phylloxera mean?
Phylloxera means 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.
What is phylloxera in Tamil?
Phylloxera in Tamil is செடிப்பேன் இனம், கொடிமுந்திரிச்செடியை அழிக்கும் பூச்சுவகை. See Phylloxera meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phylloxera?
Phylloxera is a noun.
How do you pronounce phylloxera?
Phylloxera is pronounced /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of phylloxera?
The plural of phylloxera is phylloxeras.

Words near phylloxera in the dictionary

  1. phyllotungstite
  2. phyllous
  3. phylloxanthin
  4. phylloxanthine
  5. phylloxanthins
  6. phylloxera
  7. phylloxerae
  8. phylloxeran
  9. phylloxerans
  10. phylloxeras
  11. phylloxeric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phylloxera (page history and authors); phylloxera (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phylloxera (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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