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wheatworm

wheatworm

9.9
A small worm that lives on wheat plants and eats them, damaging crops
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Farmers often inspect young wheat plants for signs of a wheatworm infestation.

Examples

  • The presence of wheatworm in the fields led to a significant decrease in wheat yields that year.

  • The wheatworm infests the roots of the plants.

  • The wheatworms destroyed several acres before the problem was discovered and treated.

  • Farmers are concerned about wheatworms this season.

  • Farmers often inspect young wheat plants for signs of a wheatworm infestation.

  • The presence of a wheatworm in the fields led to a significant decrease in wheat yields that year.

  • The wheatworm infests the roots of the wheat plants, causing them to wither.

Synonyms

Tylenchus tritici
vswheatworm
  • Specialized
9.9

A small round worm that harms wheat plants

is the general name for similar parasitic roundworms rather than one species
wheat eel
vswheatworm
  • Specialized
9.9

A small worm that lives in wheat plants and damages the crop

is the broader term for similar parasitic roundworms rather than that single species
wheat eelworm
vswheatworm
  • Specialized
9.9

A small round worm that lives on wheat plants and damages them

is the common general name focusing on crop damage rather than technical class
eelworm
vswheatworm
  • Specialized
9.7

A small round worm that lives in soil and damages plant roots

is narrower, naming only those that parasitize wheat and harm crops

Surface Forms

wheatworm singular
wheatworms plural

Morphology

wheatworm = wheat + worm (transparent) = wheat + worm

A straightforward compound meaning 'a worm associated with or infesting wheat'; the components directly indicate the referent.

Etymology

Wheatworm is simply the parts wheat ('a grain plant') and worm ('a small creature'). It names a small roundworm that lives on and damages wheat plants.