Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PU'CE-RON
PU'CE-RON, n. [Fr. from puce, a flea.]
The French name of a tribe of small insects which are found in great numbers on the bark and leaves of plants, and live by sucking the sap; the Aphis, vine fretter, or plant louse. – Encyc.
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