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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites;

2. a swarm of insects that attack plants;
- Example: "a plague of grasshoppers"
[syn: infestation, plague]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infestation \In`fes*ta"tion\, n. [L. infestatio: cf. F. infestation.] The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Free from the infestation of enemies. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infestation n 1: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites 2: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" [syn: infestation, plague]