Definition of "eelworm" []

• Any of various often parasitic nematode worms, such as the vinegar eel. (noun)

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• "Brazil, and some other American coffee-producing countries, have a serious disease caused by the eelworm, and for that reason called the eelworm disease."
• "A popular one is Mexican Marigolds Tagetes sp. which is an aromatic plant, above and below ground and can deter quite a few pests e.g. eelworm and cabbage white butterfly, but also attract the hover fly which eats aphids and other soft bodied insects."
• "Root eelworm, Heterodera rostochiensis, is a serious pest, particularly in the UK, where losses as high as 50-60 per cent have been reported for early potatoes grown on infected land during a dry spring and early summer."