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rootworm
noun
(2)
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rootworm
[
root
-wurm,
root
- ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
the larva of any of several insects, as the cucumber beetle, that feeds on the
roots
root
of plants.
any of several nematodes, especially of the genus
Heterodera,
that puncture and feed in the
roots
root
of plants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
rootworm
1
First recorded in 1795–1805;
root
1
+
worm
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