Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Any of various often parasitic nematode worms, such as the vinegar eel.
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- n. Any of several nematodes that resemble small eels.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
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Examples
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Brazil, and some other American coffee-producing countries, have a serious disease caused by the eelworm, and for that reason called the eelworm disease.
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A popular one is Mexican Marigolds Tagetes sp. which is an aromatic plant, above and below ground and can deter quite a few pests e.g. eelworm and cabbage white butterfly, but also attract the hover fly which eats aphids and other soft bodied insects.
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Root eelworm, Heterodera rostochiensis, is a serious pest, particularly in the UK, where losses as high as 50-60 per cent have been reported for early potatoes grown on infected land during a dry spring and early summer.
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It is caused by a parasitic eelworm or nematode, of minute size, which penetrates the roots and induces the formation of numerous irregular swellings or galls, in which are bred great numbers of young worms.
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Investigations into the resistance of tomatoes to the potato root eelworm, Heterodera rostochiensis Woll
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