wheatworm

(ˈwiːtˌwɜːm) n1. (Animals) a parasitic nematode worm, Anguina tritici, that forms galls in the seeds of wheat2. (Plant Pathology) a parasitic nematode worm, Anguina tritici, that forms galls in the seeds of wheat

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Noun

wheatworm - small roundworm parasitic on wheat Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelwormnematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasiticgenus Tylenchus, Tylenchus - type genus of the family Tylenchidae

Wheatworm

(Anguina tritici), a parasitic roundworm of the family Anguinidae that causes gall formation in the spikes of wheat, rye, barley, oats, and a number of wild grasses. The galls, which are smaller than the grains, are hard to the touch and brown. They contain a loose, white mass consisting of thousands of larvae. Before the 1940’s the wheatworm was widely distributed. It caused serious damage in many regions of the USSR before the prohibition in 1937 against sowing seeds contaminated by galls. The wheatworm has been practically eliminated in the USSR.

REFERENCE

Kir’ianova, E. S., and E. L. Krall’, vols. 1–2. Paraziticheskie nematody rastenii i mery bor’by s nimi. Leningrad, 1969–71.

wheatworm

noun

Synonyms for wheatworm

noun small roundworm parasitic on wheat

Synonyms

Tylenchus tritici
wheat eel
wheat eelworm

Related Words

nematode
nematode worm
roundworm
genus Tylenchus
Tylenchus

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