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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any one of many scale-insects found on orchard trees; specifically, the European orchard-scale, Aspidiotus ostreæformis, which occurs on the apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry, and other trees in Europe (its native home), the United States, and Canada.
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