sugar beet eelworm

noun

variants or sugar beet nematode
: a widely distributed destructive nematode worm (Heterodera schachtii) native to the Old World but found in several areas of North America that attacks the roots of sugar beets

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“Sugar beet eelworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20beet%20eelworm. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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