SAN JOSE SCALE


Meaning of SAN JOSE SCALE in English

/san" hoh zay'/

a scale insect, Aspidiotus perniciosus, that is highly destructive to fruit trees and shrubs throughout the U.S. Cf. armored scale .

[ 1885-90, Amer.; named after SAN JOSE, California, where first found ]

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