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ˈeel-worm
[f. eel + worm n. 4.]
A nematode worm, esp. one parasitic on plants.
1888E. A. Ormerod Notes of Observations of Injurious Insects XI. 8 If the Eelworms are once established in land there is difficulty in clearing them. 1897Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 568 What appeared to be eel worms, or nematodes, were observed in potato stalks, causing the foliage to turn yellow. 1901Dundee Advertiser 15 Jan. 4/3 ‘Tulip-root’, a disease [of oats] caused by a minute eelworm. 1935Discovery Sept. 266/1 Eelworms that live in vinegar barrels and the many species which inhabit the soil and by their effects upon it influence the work of agriculturists. 1946Nature 14 Dec. 882/1 Bud-rot in the eastern tropics, hitherto fortunately never confused with eelworm attack, is due to Phytophthora. 1970Times 14 July 10/6 Maris Piper is resistant to eel worm. |