Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phylloxera

/fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: phyl-lox-era
IPA: /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.

Example Sentences

"thirty-five years later the coming of phylloxera to France launched the Algerian wine industry, and by the mid-twentieth century it had grown to be one of the Mediterranean's biggest producers."

Etymology

From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Phylloxera, φύλλον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/
British English: /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/

Inflected Forms

phylloxeras (plural) phylloxerae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phylloxeric

Synonyms

Phylloxera vastatrix

Questions

How do you pronounce phylloxera?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/.
What does phylloxera mean?: An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
Where does phylloxera come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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