wheatworm

American

[hweet-wurm, weet-] / ˈʰwitˌwɜrm, ˈwit- /

noun

a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.

wheatworm British

/ ˈwiːtˌwɜːm /

noun

a parasitic nematode worm, Anguina tritici, that forms galls in the seeds of wheat

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Etymology

Origin of wheatworm

First recorded in 1860–65; wheat + worm

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