'Jointworm' definitions:

Definition of 'jointworm'

From: WordNet
noun
Larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains [syn: strawworm, jointworm]

Definition of 'Jointworm'

From: GCIDE
  • Jointworm \Joint"worm`\, n. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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