| Pronunciation: | | 'joynt`wurm
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains |
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| | Synonyms: | | strawworm |
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| | See Also: | | Chalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae, larva |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Joint"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly ({Eurytoma hordei}),
which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat,
usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of
America it does great damage to the crop.
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