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Wheatworm
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
(2):
(n.) A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wheatworm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wheatworm.html. 1828.