Definition of jointworm Jointworm
joint•worm
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What does jointworm mean?
WordNet
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| jointworm - larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains | ||
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| larva the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | ||
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Wiktionary 
- jointworm (Noun)
The larva of a hymenopterous fly, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jointworm (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- jointworm, noun, singular of jointworms.
