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larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains

1. : the larva of any of several small chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae and genus Harmolita which attack the stems of grain and cause swellings like galls usually at or just above the first joint

2. [so called from its jointed appearance] : bamboo worm

/joynt"werrm'/, n.

the larva of any of several chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae, esp. of the genus Harmolita, that feeds within the stems of grasses, often causing a gall near the first joint. Also called strawworm.

[1700-10; JOINT + WORM]

jointˈ-worm or jointˈworm noun (US)

A hymenopterous larva that attacks grain-stalks near the first joint

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