jointworm

Questions about jointworm

What does jointworm mean?

jointworm means "larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains".

How many syllables are in jointworm?

jointworm has 2 syllables and divides as join-tworm under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for jointworm?

Close synonyms include strawworm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jointworm a common word?

jointworm is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.