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cottony-cushion scale
[ kot-n-ee koosh-uhn ]
noun
- a scale insect, Icerya purchasi, native to Australia, now a common pest in the citrus-growing regions of California.
cottony-cushion scale
noun
- a small scale insect, Icerya purchasi, that is a pest of citrus trees in California: it is controlled by introducing an Australian ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis, into affected areas
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cottony-cushion scale1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
But they couldn't if there were not some cottony cushion scale insects here too.
From Project Gutenberg
They were put into a tree in a California orange-orchard in which there were many cottony cushion scale insects.
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