# root-knot nematode

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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