What does "eelworm" mean?

A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.

Eelworm

Common synonyms include: anguillula, nematode, plant nematode, plant parasitic nematode, root nematode, roundworm.

noun

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Noun

1
A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.
2
any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms wordnet

From eel + worm.