plant louse
noun
any of various related insects having similar habits.
Origin of plant louse
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby plant louse
plant bug,
plant city,
plant food,
plant hormone,
plant kingdom,
plant louse,
plant out,
plant pathology,
plant-cutter,
planta,
planta genista
Example sentences from the Web for plant louse
British Dictionary definitions for plant louse
plant louse
noun
another name for an aphid
jumping plant louse
any small active cicada-like insect of the homopterous family Psyllidae (or Chermidae), having hind legs adapted for leaping, and feeding on plant juices