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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jointworm \Joint"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jointworm n : larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains [syn: {strawworm}]
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