balsam woolly aphid

bal·sam wool·ly a·phid

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-suh m woo l-ee ey-fid, af-id]
- /ˈbɔl səm ˈwʊl i ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-suh m woo l-ee ey-fid, af-id]
- /ˈbɔl səm ˈwʊl i ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd/

Definitions of balsam woolly aphid words

noun balsam woolly aphid any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid) 1
noun balsam woolly aphid any of various aphids that produce white waxy threads, as Adelges piceae (balsam woolly aphid) 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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