rootworm
noun
1
: an insect larva (as the corn rootworm) that feeds on the roots of plants
2
: a nematode worm that infests roots
Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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- Kniffin system
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- Knight Hospitaler
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