Piesma

noun

Pi·​es·​ma

pēˈezmə,

pīˈez-

: a genus of tingid bugs including several that transmit virus diseases of sugar beets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, pressed mass, pulp, from piezein to squeeze, press

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