wheatworm

Noun

Meaning

A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) 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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ringworm worm nematode roundworm hookworm filaria eelworm tinea threadworm filarial nematode worm wheat eel wheat seed and leaf gall nematode ear-cockle nematode seed and leaf gall nematode
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Hypernyms

nematode roundworm

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