noun
Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
• Syn: ↑Comstock's mealybug, ↑Pseudococcus comstocki
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcus, ↑genus Pseudococcus
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noun or comstock's mealybugUsage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after John H. Comstock died 1931 American entomologist
: an Asiatic mealybug (Pseudococcus comstocki) introduced accidentally into No. America where it is a pest of various cultivated trees (as citrus and apples)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.