English Explanatory Dictionary

jointworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larva of a hymenopterous insect, Tetramesa tritici, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.

Word forms

jointworm jointworms

Etymology

From joint + worm.

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