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- [joint-wurm]
- /ˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [joint-wurm]
- /ˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrm/
Definitions of jointworm word
- noun jointworm the larva of any of several chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae, especially of the genus Harmolita, that feeds within the stems of grasses, often causing a gall near the first joint. 1
- noun jointworm The larva of a hymenopterous fly, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint. 1
- noun jointworm the larva of chalcid flies of the genus Harmolita, esp H. tritici, which form galls on the stems of cereal plants 0
- noun jointworm the larva of a genus (Harmolita, family Eurytomidae) of small wasps which attack grain stems and cause galls to form in the joints 0
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Origin of jointworm
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; joint + worm
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jointworm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jointworm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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