potato leafhopper

po·ta·to leaf·hop·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh leef-hop-er]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə ˈlifˌhɒp ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh leef-hop-er]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə ˈlifˌhɒp ər/

Definitions of potato leafhopper words

noun potato leafhopper any of various leafhoppers that are serious pests, damaging a wide variety of cultivated and wild plants, especially potatoes. 1
noun potato leafhopper 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. 1

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Origin of potato leafhopper

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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potato leafhopper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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