Library / English Dictionary

    PLANOCOCCUS CITRI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrusplay

    Synonyms:

    citrus mealybug; Planococcus citri

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Planococcus citri" is a kind of...):

    mealy bug; mealybug (scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees)

    Holonyms ("Planococcus citri" is a member of...):

    genus Planococcus; Planococcus (a genus of Pseudococcidae)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact