balsam woolly aphid
noun
See under woolly aphid(def 2).
Words nearby balsam woolly aphid
balsam of peru,
balsam of tolu,
balsam pear,
balsam poplar,
balsam spruce,
balsam woolly aphid,
balsamic vinegar,
balsamiferous,
balsaminaceous,
balsas,
balshem
Definition for balsam woolly aphid (2 of 2)
woolly aphid
noun
any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid).
any of various aphids that produce white waxy threads, as Adelges piceae (balsam woolly aphid).
Origin of woolly aphid
First recorded in 1835–45