Usually means: Pest insect damaging to crops.
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  1. rootworm: Merriam-Webster
  2. rootworm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rootworm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. rootworm: Collins English Dictionary
  5. rootworm: Wordnik
  6. rootworm: Wiktionary
  7. rootworm: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. rootworm: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (rootworm)

▸ noun:  A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants.

Similar:
eelworm, rootrot, rootling, stalkborer, roothole, stemborer, canker, ribbon worm, rooter, worm cast, more...

Phrases:
corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, Western corn rootworm, more...

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Similar:
eelworm, rootrot, rootling, stalkborer, roothole, stemborer, canker, ribbon worm, rooter, worm cast, more...

Phrases:
corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, Western corn rootworm, more...



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