Aceria

noun

Ace·​ria

əˈsirēə

: a large genus of eriophyid mites including a number of parasites of economic plants see citrus bud mite

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin acer sharp + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

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