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Worm-eaten :: Worm-eaten (a.) Worn-out; old; worthless.

Vermiculation :: Vermiculation (n.) Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.

Roseworm :: Roseworm (n.) The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Cacaecia rosaceana, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds..

Pinkroot :: Pinkroot (n.) A perennial North American herb (Spigelia Marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms. Called also Carolina pink, Maryland pinkroot, and worm grass..

Vermiculate :: Vermiculate (v. t.) To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms..

Strongyloid :: Strongyloid (a.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious..

Balanoglossus :: Balanoglossus (n.) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria..

Tristoma :: Tristoma (n.) Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to Tristoma and allied genera having a large posterior sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of fishes..

Myriapoda :: Myriapoda (n. pl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..

Ringworm :: Ringworm (n.) A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton)..

Wormian :: Wormian (a.) Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist..

Worm :: Worm (n.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope..

Vermifugal :: Vermifugal (a.) Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin; anthelmintic..

Honeycomb :: Honeycomb (n.) Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb..

Worm :: Worm (n.) A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like..

Enthelminthes :: Enthelminthes (n. pl.) Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.

Wormed :: Wormed (a.) Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber..

Acanthocephala :: Acanthocephala (n. pl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines..

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..

Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..

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