jointworm

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Definition of jointworm in English English dictionary

Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure

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

To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly

A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joi

A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting

In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop

A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall

One who, or that which, joints

A place of low resort, as for smoking opium

Hyphenation

joint·worm