Found 2 items, similar to Jointworm.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jointworm jointworm n : larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains [syn: strawworm]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jointworm 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. [1913 Webster]