Definitions for: Wheatworm


[n] small roundworm parasitic on wheat



Webster (1913) Definition: Wheat"worm`, n.
A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks
wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.


Wheat"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks
the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected
with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large
number of the minute young of the worm.

Synonyms: Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm

See Also: genus Tylenchus, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, Tylenchus

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