- wheat|worm
- wheat|worm «HWEET WURM», noun.a small nematode worm that causes a disease in wheat.
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Grain worm — Grain Grain (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nematode worm — noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free living but some are parasitic • Syn: ↑nematode, ↑roundworm • Hypernyms: ↑worm • Hyponyms: ↑common roundworm, ↑Ascaris … Useful english dictionary
