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root-knot nematode

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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Etymology

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

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: га́лавая немато́да (hálavaja njematóda) — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根結線蟲 /根结线虫 (gēnjiéxiànchóng) — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • Danish: rodgallenematode — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • Dutch: wortelknobbelaaltje — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • French: nématode à galles — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • French: anguillule des racines — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • French: nématode des nodosités des racines — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • West-Frisian: woartelknobbelieltsje — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • Hungarian: gyökérgubacsképző fonálféreg — Meloidogyne sp. worm
  • Russian: га́лловая немато́да (gállovaja nematóda) — Meloidogyne sp. worm