Tylenchus

noun
Ty·​len·​chus | \ -kəs\

Definition of Tylenchus

: a genus of nematode worms (family Tylenchidae) usually restricted to soil-dwelling forms that are saprophagous or feed on roots but formerly including numerous serious plant parasites (as the bulb eelworm) that are mostly placed in the genus Anguina

History and Etymology for Tylenchus

New Latin, from tyl- + Greek enchos spear

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