SAN JOSE SCALE


Meaning of SAN JOSE SCALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsa-nə-ˈzā-, ˌsan-(h)ō- ]

noun

Etymology: San Jose, California

Date: 1887

: a scale insect ( Quadraspidiotus perniciosus ) probably of Asian origin that is naturalized in the United States and is destructive to fruit trees

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