green peach aphid

noun

: a nearly cosmopolitan yellowish-green aphid (Myzus persicae) that is frequently a vector of plant virus diseases

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The green peach aphid, for example, eats tissues that contain glucosinolates while avoiding cells that contain the myrosinase enzyme. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2012

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green peach aphid was in 1922

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“Green peach aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20peach%20aphid. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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