See Also: woodworm(medicine)
woodworm(dictionary)
woodworm(dictionary)

woodworm (iou)



woodworm noun. Pl. same, -s. M16.
[from WOOD noun1 + WORM noun.]
Any of various invertebrates which burrow in wood, spec. (a) a shipworm; (b) the larva of a furniture beetle, which bores tunnels in the wood of buildings, furniture, etc. Also, the damaged condition of wood affected by this.