Associations to the word «Mealybug»

Wiktionary

MEALYBUG, noun. Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, that secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

Dictionary definition

MEALYBUG, noun. Scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway