Definitions for jointwormˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
joint•wormˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrm(n.)
a chalcid larva that feeds within the stems of grasses, often forming a gall at a joint.
Category: Entomology
Ref: Also called strawworm. 2
Princeton's WordNet
strawworm, jointworm(noun)
larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
Wiktionary
jointworm(Noun)
The larva of a hymenopterous fly, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.
Webster Dictionary
Jointworm(noun)
the larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop
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