What does jointworm mean?

Definitions for jointworm
ˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrmjoint·worm

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. strawworm, jointwormnoun

    larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains

Wiktionary

  1. jointwormnoun

    The larva of a hymenopterous fly, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.

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  1. jointworm

    Jointworm is an insect, particularly a type of small wasp or a maggot of a small fly, whose larvae infest and damage the stems or joints of cereal and grass plants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jointwormnoun

    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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jointworm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jointworm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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