Definitions for Psylla

Psylla psyl·la

Spelling: [sil-uh]
IPA: /ˈsɪl ə/

Psylla is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in Psylla (allpsy).

Definitions for Psylla

noun

  1. jumping plant louse.

Origin of Psylla

New Latin (1811) Psylla genus name Greek psýlla flea

Examples for Psylla

Kieffer and related hybrids are somewhat immune to San Jose scale, but are very susceptible to psylla.

The psylla is a minute, sucking insect, wingless in its immature stages, but winged and very active as an adult.

Other pests, as psylla, the scab-fungus, and codling-moth beset the pear and make profits uncertain.

The psylla, while irregular in its outbreaks, is most damaging and hard to control when it appears.

Word Value for Psylla
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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