GROUND PEARL


Meaning of GROUND PEARL in English

noun

: an encysted form of the female of various coccid insects of Margarodes and closely related genera in which a shelly covering is formed that in some regions is collected and strung into necklaces ; also : a coccid having such an encysted form and sometimes being a serious pest of turf

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