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Definition of Earworm
1. Noun. A tune that is stuck in one's head, especially as unwanted or repetitive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Earworm
1. a bollworm [n -S] - See also: bollworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earworm
Literary usage of Earworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. IPM and Biological Control of Plant Pests: Field Crops: Bibliography January by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Total soybean acreage treated for corn earworm increased linearly with ...
Corn earworm moth activity around soybean fields increased in late July to early ..."
2. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"Over a 5-yr period, 34% of all fields sampled contained parasitized corn earworm
and 24.2% contained parasitized fall armyworm. Of 3036 corn earworm ..."
3. Journal of the International Garden Club by International Garden Club (1918)
"To those who grow corn in the warmer parts of the country a pamphlet by GM Collins
and JH Kempton on "Breeding Sweet Corn Resistant to the Corn earworm" ..."
4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... Control forage grass insects (esp. corn earworm and fall army- worm); corn,
forage, peanut and sorghum plant resistance; chemigation; genetic control; ..."
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