wheatworm

wheatworm

(ˈwiːtˌwɜːm)

n

1. (Animals) a parasitic nematode worm, Anguina tritici, that forms galls in the seeds of wheat

2. (Plant Pathology) a parasitic nematode worm, Anguina tritici, that forms galls in the seeds of wheat

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Noun

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wheatworm - small roundworm parasitic on wheat   Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm nematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic genus Tylenchus, Tylenchus - type genus of the family Tylenchidae

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