WHEATWORM
\wˈiːtwɜːm], \wˈiːtwɜːm], \w_ˈiː_t_w_ɜː_m]\
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A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.
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A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
By Oddity Software
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A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.
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A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
By Noah Webster.
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