cottony-cushion scale
noun
cot·tony-cush·ion scale
ˈkät-nē-ˈku̇-shən-
ˈkä-tᵊn-ē-
: a scale insect (Icerya purchasi) introduced into the U.S. from Australia that infests citrus and other plants
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