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dictyospermum scale
noun
dic·ty·o·sper·mum scale
Definition of dictyospermum scale
: a widely distributed rounded armored scale (Chrysomphalus dictyospermi) that is particularly destructive to citrus
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Origin and Etymology of dictyospermum scale
dictyospermum from New Latin Dictyospermum (synonym of Aneilema), from dicty- + -spermum
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