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词汇 phylloxera
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Definition of phylloxera in English:

phylloxera

noun ˌfɪlɒkˈsɪərəfɪˈlɒksərə
  • A plant louse that is a pest of vines.

    葡萄根瘤蚜

    Phylloxera vitifoliae, family Phylloxeridae, suborder Homoptera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While growing succeeded there for decades, a plague of the plant louse phylloxera, followed by Prohibition and then the Depression, set the region back for years.
    • In addition, Chile is excitingly free from phylloxera, the bane of the wine universe, allowing it to produce versatile, forthright wines that are a pure and direct expression of single grape varieties.
    • They had replanted their land with vines after the phylloxera disaster, until a glut of cheap wine flooded the market, and they could no longer sell their only product.
    • More important was the wine boom in Spain and Italy in the 1880s which took advantage of the phylloxera epidemic in France.
    • Recession in the 1880s was compounded by phylloxera, which swept aside not only vines but many poorer farmers.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek phullon 'leaf' + xēros 'dry'.

Definition of phylloxera in US English:

phylloxera

noun
  • A plant louse that is a pest of vines.

    葡萄根瘤蚜

    Phylloxera vitifoliae, family Phylloxeridae, suborder Homoptera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition, Chile is excitingly free from phylloxera, the bane of the wine universe, allowing it to produce versatile, forthright wines that are a pure and direct expression of single grape varieties.
    • While growing succeeded there for decades, a plague of the plant louse phylloxera, followed by Prohibition and then the Depression, set the region back for years.
    • Recession in the 1880s was compounded by phylloxera, which swept aside not only vines but many poorer farmers.
    • More important was the wine boom in Spain and Italy in the 1880s which took advantage of the phylloxera epidemic in France.
    • They had replanted their land with vines after the phylloxera disaster, until a glut of cheap wine flooded the market, and they could no longer sell their only product.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek phullon ‘leaf’ + xēros ‘dry’.

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