plant lice

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• Lice — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plant louse — noun any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants • Syn: ↑louse • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑louse) • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lice-bane — † lice bane Obs. [f. lice pl. of louse + bane.] Some plant. (Cf. flea bane.) in Phillips (ed. Kersey). in Johnson …   Useful english dictionary

• jumping plant louse — noun small active cicada like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices • Syn: ↑psylla, ↑psyllid • Hypernyms: ↑plant louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Psyllidae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Jumping plant louse — Taxobox name = Psyllidae image caption = Psylla alni image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Sternorrhyncha superfamilia = Psylloidea familia = Psyllidae subdivision ranks = Genera… …   Wikipedia

• jumping plant louse — noun Date: 1881 any of numerous plant lice (family Psyllidae) with the femurs thickened and adapted for leaping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• beggar's-lice — noun plural but singular or plural in construction or beggar lice ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ 1. : any of several plants especially of the genera Lappula, Desmodium, and Galium bearing prickly or adhesive fruits that cling to clothing 2. : the fruit of beggar …   Useful english dictionary

• book lice — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• beggar's-lice — beg′gar s lice or beg′gar lice , n. pl. lice. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1) pln any of several plants, esp. of the genera Cynoglossum and Hackelia, of the borage family, having small, prickly fruits that stick to clothing 2) pln the fruit or… …   From formal English to slang

• beggar's-lice — /beg euhrz luys /, n., pl. beggar s lice. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) any of several plants, esp. of the genera Cynoglossum and Hackelia, having small, prickly fruits that stick to clothing. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the fruits or seeds of… …   Universalium

• jumping plant louse — any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables. Also called psylla, psyllid. [1900 05] * * * ▪ insect       any member of the approximately 2,000 species of the insect… …   Universalium