Aphelenchoides

noun

Aph·​e·​len·​choi·​des

ˌafəˌleŋˈkȯi(ˌ)dēz

: a large cosmopolitan genus of nematodes (family Aphelenchidae) including free-living forms, insect parasites, and a number of serious plant pathogens that attack the leaves and buds of various cultivated plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aphelenchus + -oides

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