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wheatworm

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wheat⋅worm

  [hweet-wurm, weet-]
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–noun
a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.
Origin:
1860–65; wheat + worm
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wheat·worm   (hwēt'wûrm', wēt'-)   
n.  A small nematode worm (Anguina tritici) that is parasitic on and destructive to wheat.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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