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root-knot nematode

root-knot nematode noun: any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.

root-knot nematode: any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants
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Noun

root-knot nematode (plural root-knot nematodes)

  1. Any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.

Forms of root-knot nematode

pluralroot-knot nematodes
alternative formroot knot nematode

Origin of root-knot nematode

Due to these nematodes usually causing the roots of the plants, which they inhabit, to create galls which resemble knots.

Questions about root-knot nematode

What does root-knot nematode mean?
Root-knot nematode means any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.
What part of speech is root-knot nematode?
Root-knot nematode is a noun.
What is the plural of root-knot nematode?
The plural of root-knot nematode is root-knot nematodes.

Words near root-knot nematode in the dictionary

  1. root-caused
  2. root-causes
  3. root-causing
  4. root-fallen
  5. root-hardy
  6. root-knot nematode
  7. root-noun
  8. root-nouns
  9. root-rocker
  10. root-rockers
  11. rootable

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