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(n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jointworm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jointworm.html. 1828.
 
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