cuckoo spit

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cuckoo spit

a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects) which feed on the plant juices

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No references found			THE PROBLEM: Have you spotted Cuckoo spit, which looks like foamy white blobs of unpleasant goo clinging to the the stems of plants? A bed of roses; Gardening by The Mirror (London, England) Froghoppers are also called spittlebugs, because they emerge from nymphs that are bathed in protective foam, sometimes known as cuckoo spit, that hangs from foliage. Take a bow: How the jumping bug breaks world record by AFP / AFP Global Edition Cuckoo Flower & Cuckoo Spit Otherwise known as Ladies Smock, the cuckoo flower is said to flower when the cuckoo arrives. Crafty cuckoo calls the tune; In April,come he will. In May,he's here ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			cubical aggregate cubical antenna cubical dilation cubical expansion cubical parabola cubicle cubiculum cubiform capital cubing Cubism cubit cuboctahedron cuboid cuboidal epithelium Cubomedusae cubooctahedron Cubrilovic, Vaso Cuccia coupler CUCH Cuchilla de Grande Cuchilla de Haedo Cuchulain Cuckoldry Cuckoo cuckoo egg cuckoo spit Cuckoo Wasps Cuckoo's Egg cuckoopint cucoloris Cucubalus Cucujidae Cucujoidea Cuculidae Cuculiformes cucullus Cucumariidae Cucumber cucumber beetle cucumber mildew cucumber mosaic cucumber mosaic virus cucumber mosaic virus group cucumber tree Cucumovirus cucurbit wilt Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae Cucuta Cúcuta Cucuteni			cuckoldries cuckoldry cuckoldry cuckolds cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo Cuckoo bee Cuckoo bees Cuckoo bird Cuckoo bird cuckoo bread Cuckoo bumblebee Cuckoo bumblebee cuckoo clock Cuckoo clocks Cuckoo dove cuckoo egg Cuckoo falcon Cuckoo fish cuckoo flower Cuckoo maid cuckoo mate Cuckoo Owl Cuckoo pint Cuckoo pint Cuckoo pint Cuckoo ray Cuckoo shrike Cuckoo Song cuckoo spit Cuckoo wasp cuckoo wasps Cuckoo's Egg cuckoo's nest cuckoo-bumblebee Cuckoo-clock Cuckoo-clocks Cuckoo-roller Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-spit Cuckoo-spit Cuckoobud cuckooed cuckooed cuckooed cuckooflower cuckooflowers cuckooing cuckooing cuckooing cuckoopint cuckoopint cuckoopint cuckoos cuckoos cuckoos Cuckow Cuckow Cucl2

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