# tree worm

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A worm that lives in trees, feeding primarily upon woody material.
2. A lowly, parasitic individual; slimeball, lowlife.

## Etymology
From Middle English tree worme, tre-worme, treworme, from Old English trēowwyrm (“tree-worm, palmerworm”), equivalent to tree + worm.

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