• (n.) A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air. • (n.) A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wheatworm/
Wheat'worm` noun (Zoology) A small nematode worm ( Anguillula tritici ) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/28