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phylloxera

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/
  • General-American: /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Phylloxera

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arthropod genus

History

Etymology

From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: filoxera — aphid
  • Asturian: gurruetu — aphid
  • Dutch: druifluis — aphid
  • Esperanto: filoksero — aphid
  • Finnish: viinikirva — aphid
  • French: phylloxéra — aphid
  • German: Reblaus — aphid
  • Greek: φυλοξήρα (fyloxíra) — aphid
  • Hungarian: filoxéra — aphid
  • Italian: fillossera — aphid
  • Romanian: filoxeră — aphid
  • Russian: филлоксера (filloksera) — aphid