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Definition of Jointworm
1. Noun. Larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains.
Group relationships: Chalcidae, Chalcididae, Family Chalcidae, Family Chalcididae
Generic synonyms: Larva
Definition of Jointworm
1. 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.
Definition of Jointworm
1. Noun. The larva of a hymenopterous fly, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jointworm
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Medical Definition of Jointworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jointworm
Literary usage of Jointworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Farm Practice by Benjamin Marshall Davis (1922)
"It must be understood that the Hessian fly and the jointworm are not always
controlled by these methods. They should be employed, however, where rotation of ..."
2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1906)
"The jointworm inflicted severe damage in several localities the past summer.
The chinch bug, the grain louse, the bulb-worm, the grasshopper, the army worm, ..."
3. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The wheat jointworm and the corn stalk-borer both winter in the stubble of those
crops, and the chinch-bug commonly hibernates in the butts of corn stalks. ..."
4. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1899)
"The Wheat jointworm, which last year did some damage, has not re-occurred, and
the same satisfactory report may be made with regard to the outbreak of the ..."
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