| strawworm | (n) larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains, Syn. jointworm |
| Jointworm | n. (Zool.) 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 ] |