radicola

noun

ra·​dic·​o·​la

rəˈdikələ,

raˈ-,

rāˈ-

plural radicolae

-ˌlē,

-ˌlī

: the stage or an individual of a phylloxeran that attacks roots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin radic-, radix root + New Latin -cola

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