English Explanatory Dictionary

tree worm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A worm that lives in trees, feeding primarily upon woody material.
  2. A lowly, parasitic individual; slimeball, lowlife.

Word forms

tree worm tree worms tree-worm treeworm

Etymology

From Middle English tree worme, tre-worme, treworme, from Old English trēowwyrm (“tree-worm, palmerworm”), equivalent to tree + worm.

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