soft scale
noun
Any of various scale insects constituting the family Coccidae, many of which are pests; especially (more fully brown soft scale) Coccus hesperidum, which attacks a wide variety of greenhouse plants and fruit trees.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Comstock (1849–1931).
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