wheatworm

noun

wheatworm

noun

Etymology From wheat + worm.

1

Anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.

Synonyms: ear-cockle nematode, seed-gall nematode, seed and leaf gall nematode, wheat gall nematode, wheat seed gall nematode, wheat seed-gall nematode, wheat seed and leaf gall nematode

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