OYSTERSHELL SCALE


Meaning of OYSTERSHELL SCALE in English

/oy"steuhr shel'/

a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, having a scale shaped like the shell of an oyster, which infests various deciduous trees and shrubs. Also called oyster scale .

[ 1875-80, Amer.; OYSTER + SHELL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .