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root-knot nematode

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
root--knot ne-ma-tode
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.

Etymology

Due to these nematodes usually causing the roots of the plants, which they inhabit, to create galls which resemble knots.

Inflected Forms

root-knot nematodes (plural) root knot nematode (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Meloidogyne

Questions

What does root-knot nematode mean?
Any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.
Where does root-knot nematode come from?
Due to these nematodes usually causing the roots of the plants, which they inhabit, to create galls which resemble knots.

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