phylloxera
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of phylloxera
1865–70; < New Latin (1834) < Greek phyllo- phyllo- + xērá, feminine of xērós dry; so named in reference to the dessication of leaves caused by some species
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Virtually all of our vines are planted on their own roots, while all of California is grafted onto rootstock that is resistant to a terrible pest called phylloxera.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
But first, they had to survive phylloxera — a kind of black plague for wine grapes, probably carried west from resistant East Coast vines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
For winemakers across France, it became clear: phylloxera had been imported from America.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
Along the way, she saw Napa survive the phylloxera crisis of the 1990s, when entire vineyards had to be replanted because of an insect infestation.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021
People had begun leaving in 1913, when the phylloxera blight ruined the currants.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
They concluded that the phylloxeras had mutated into a new, prolific biotype that threatened all AXR 1 rootstalks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Billions of microscopic parasites called phylloxeras are munching away at the roots of the grape-bearing stalks.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the late 19th century, phylloxeras somehow spread to vineyards in Europe and California, devastating more than 2.5 million acres in France alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
A majority settled on a variety called AXR 1 because it suited California's conditions so well, even though it was not totally immune to the phylloxeras.
From Time Magazine Archive
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