Aleyrodes

noun

Al·​ey·​ro·​des

ˌa-lə-ˈrō-(ˌ)dēz

: the type genus of Aleyrodidae including several pests of cultivated plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek aleurōdēs like flour, from aleuron flour

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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