- eelworm
- noun Date: 1888 a nematode worm; especially any of various small free-living or plant-parasitic roundworms
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eelworm — [ē′wʉrm΄] n. any of a large number of nematode worms that are either free living or parasitic on plants … English World dictionary
eelworm — /eel werrm /, n. any small nematode worm of the family Anguillulidae, including the minute vinegar eel, Anguillula aceti. [1885 90; EEL + WORM] * * * Any of several species of nematode, named for their resemblance to miniature eels. Eelworms are… … Universalium
eelworm — noun Any of several nematodes that resemble small eels … Wiktionary
eelworm — eel·worm ēl .wərm n a nematode worm esp any of various small free living or plant parasitic roundworms * * * eel·worm (ēlґwərm) nematode … Medical dictionary
eelworm — n. type of small free living plant parasitic roundworm (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
eelworm — noun a nematode, especially a small soil nematode that can become a serious pest of crops and ornamental plants … English new terms dictionary
eelworm — eel•worm [[t]ˈilˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ivt any small nematode worm of the family Anguillulidae, esp. one that is a parasite on plants • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
eelworm — /ˈilwɜm/ (say eelwerm) noun any small nematode worm of the family Anguillulidae, forming cysts on the roots of cereal or potato crops …
eelworm — n. any of various small nematode worms infesting plant roots … Useful english dictionary
stem eelworm — noun also stem nematode : bulb eelworm * * * stem eelworm, a minute nematoid which causes stem sickness in clover … Useful english dictionary
