root-knot nematode
nounEtymology Due to these nematodes usually causing the roots of the plants, which they inhabit, to create galls which resemble knots.
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Any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.
- Related terms
- Meloidogyne
- Hyponyms
- African cotton root-knot nematode, African cotton root nematode, barley root-knot nematode, British root-knot nematode, cereal root-knot nematode, cotton root-knot nematode, Indian root-knot nematode, mature tea nematode, northern root-knot nematode, peanut root-knot nematode, southern root-nematode, tea root-knot nematode, Thames' root-knot nematode