WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wheat•worm
(hwēt′wûrm′, wēt′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Invertebratesa small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.
- wheat + worm 1860–65
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