jointworm

Noun
Synonyms: strawworm

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grainsSynonyms: strawworm
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jointworm \Joint"worm`\, n. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
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