n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fi- ˌ läk- ' sir- ə , f ə - ' läk-s ə -r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + Greek x ē ros dry
Date: 1880
: any of several plant lice (family Phylloxeridae) especially : one ( Daktulosphaira vitifoliae syn. Viteus vitifoliae ) orig. of No. America but introduced into Europe and elsewhere that produces galls on the leaves and roots of grape vines and is a serious pest especially of vinifera grapes in wine-producing regions