pest-susceptible
|pest-sus-cep-ti-ble|
/pɛst-səˈsɛptəbl/
vulnerable to pests
Etymology
'pest-susceptible' originates from the combination of 'pest' and 'susceptible'. 'Pest' comes from Latin 'pestis' meaning 'plague', and 'susceptible' comes from Latin 'susceptibilis', from 'suscipere' meaning 'to take up'.
'Pest' evolved from the Latin 'pestis' through Old French 'peste', and 'susceptible' evolved from Latin 'susceptibilis' through Middle French 'susceptible'.
Initially, 'susceptible' meant 'capable of taking or receiving', but over time it evolved to mean 'likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
likely to be affected or damaged by pests.
The crop is pest-susceptible and requires regular treatment.
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Last updated: 2025/05/26 01:34