mealybug, mealy bug
(noun) scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mealybug (plural mealybugs)
Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
Source: Wiktionary
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
