English dictionary
wheatworm
/'/hw//i/t,w/[@]/rm/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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small roundworm parasitic on wheat
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A small nematode worm (<i>Anguillula tritici</i>) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
Source: webster1913
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A small nematode worm (<i>Tylenchus tritici</i>) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.
Source: webster1913