Definitions for rootworm
rootworm
root·worm
Spelling: [root-wurm, roo t-]
IPA: /ˈrutˌwɜrm, ˈrʊt-/
Rootworm is a 8 letter English word.
You can make 78 anagrams from letters in rootworm (mooorrtw).
Definitions for rootworm
noun
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the larva of any of several insects, as the cucumber beetle, that feeds on the roots of plants.
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any of several nematodes, especially of the genus Heterodera, that puncture and feed in the roots of plants.
Origin of rootworm
First recorded in 1795-1805; root1 + worm