psylla
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of psylla
< New Latin (1811) Psylla genus name < Greek psýlla flea
Example Sentences
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The name of the plant louse that infests pear trees is the pear-tree psylla.
From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley
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