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wheatworm

wheatworm noun: anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.

Noun

wheatworm (plural wheatworms)

  1. Anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.
    Synonyms:
    ear-cockle nematode, seed-gall nematode, seed and leaf gall nematode, wheat gall nematode, wheat seed gall nematode, wheat seed-gall nematode, wheat seed and leaf gall nematode

Synonyms of wheatworm

  • ear-cockle nematode
  • seed-gall nematode
  • seed and leaf gall nematode
  • wheat gall nematode
  • wheat seed gall nematode
  • wheat seed-gall nematode
  • wheat seed and leaf gall nematode

All synonyms of wheatworm

Forms of wheatworm

pluralwheatworms

Origin of wheatworm

From wheat + worm.

Questions about wheatworm

What does wheatworm mean?
Wheatworm means anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.
What part of speech is wheatworm?
Wheatworm is a noun.
What is the plural of wheatworm?
The plural of wheatworm is wheatworms.

Words near wheatworm in the dictionary

  1. Wheatstone
  2. Wheatstone bridge
  3. Wheatstone bridges
  4. Wheatstone's rod
  5. Wheatstone's rods
  6. wheatworm
  7. wheatworms
  8. wheaty
  9. Wheble
  10. Wheddon
  11. Whedon

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