psyl|la

psyl|la
psyl|la «SIHL uh», noun.
any one of a group of insects that suck the juices of plants and are serious pests of fruit trees, such as the pear psylla.
╂[< New Latin Psylla the genus name < Greek psylla flea]

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  • psyl|li|um — «SIHL ee uhm», noun. a plantain whose flealike seeds are used as a laxative; fleawort. ╂[< New Latin psyllium < Greek psyllion < psylla flea] …   Useful english dictionary

  • psyl — dol·i·cho·psyl·li·dae; nos·o·psyl·lus; psyl·la; psyl·lia; psyl·li·dae; psyl·li·um; psyl·lid; …   English syllables

  • psyl|lid — «SIHL ihd», adjective. of or belonging to the psyllas: »a psyllid bug. ╂[< New Latin Psyllidae the family name < Psylla] …   Useful english dictionary

  • psylla — psyl·la …   English syllables

  • psyllium — psyl·li·um …   English syllables

  • psyllium — psyl·li·um sil ē əm n 1) FLEAWORT 2) PSYLLIUM SEED * * * psyl·li·um (silґe əm) 1. a plant of the genus Plantago. Blond p. is P. ovata and Spanish p. is P. psyllium. 2. the husk (psyllium husk) or seed (plantago or psyllium seed) of various… …   Medical dictionary

  • psylla — psyl•la [[t]ˈsɪl ə[/t]] also psyl•lid [[t] ɪd[/t]] n. ent any jumping louse of the family Pysllidae, often a pest of fruit trees • Etymology: < NL Psylla (1811), genus name < Gk psýlla flea …   From formal English to slang

  • psyllia — psyl·lia …   English syllables

  • psyllid — psyl·lid …   English syllables

  • psyllidae — psyl·li·dae …   English syllables

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