This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
potato leafhopper
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
any of various leafhoppers that are serious pests, damaging a wide variety of cultivated and wild plants, especially potatoes.
a small, light green, white-spotted leafhopper, Empoasca fabae, that is a pest of potatoes in the eastern U.S. and also attacks apple trees and numerous other cultivated plants.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of potato leafhopper
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby potato leafhopper
potato blight, potatobug, potato chip, potato crisp, potato famine, Irish, potato leafhopper, potato moth, potato psyllid, potato race, potatory, potato tuberworm
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023