tree worm
English
noun
Definitions
- A worm that lives in trees, feeding primarily upon woody material.
- (figurative) A lowly, parasitic individual; slimeball, lowlife.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tree worme inherited from Old English trēowwyrm (palmerworm, tree-worm) affix from English tree + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kingstree English
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- apple tree English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- axletree English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- bay tree English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- boottree English
- bottletree English
- brainworm English
- bridgetree English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- clothestree English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- cotree English
- crosstree English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- doubletree English
- dropworm English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- ebontree English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- eyeworm English
- fig tree English
- fireworm English
- firtree English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- hattree English
- heartworm English
- hextree English
- hookworm English
- hoptree English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- hypertree English
- inchworm English
- intertree English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- manteltree English
- mantle-tree English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- milktree English
- mirrortree English
- muckworm English
- multitree English
- nanoworm English
- nontree English
- octree English
- paleotree English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- peachtree English
- pear tree English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- planetree English
- plum tree English
- polytree English
- potworm English
- quadtree English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- ringworm English
- roof tree English
- rooftree English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shipworm English
- shoetree English
- silkworm English
- singletree English
- skin worm English
- slugworm English
- soaptree English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- subtree English
- supertree English
- superworm English
- swingtree English
- taintworm English
- tape tree English
- tapeworm English
- thorn tree English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree English
- tree frog English
- tree-branch English
- treeable English
- treebank English
- treebark English
- treebeard English
- treebound English
- treechange English
- treecreeper English
- treedom English
- treefall English
- treefish English
- treeful English
- treehood English
- treehopper English
- treehouse English
- treeify English
- treekind English
- treelawn English
- treelength English
- treeless English
- treelet English
- treelike English
- treelined English
- treeling English
- treelist English
- treely English
- treemageddon English
- treemap English
- treeness English
- treeology English
- treepie English
- treescape English
- treeship English
- treespace English
- treestand English
- treestump English
- treeswift English
- treetop English
- treeward English
- treeware English
- treewidth English
- treey English
- trestletree English
- tubeworm English
- tuliptree English
- vinetree English
- waxworm English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- winetree English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- worm Portuguese
- ツリー Japanese
- ワーム Japanese
- trēowwyrm Old English
- tre Middle English
- tree worme Middle English
- worm Middle English
- tri Bislama
- chrii Jamaican Creole
- tree
- worm
- treey
- wormy
- wormer
- wormly
- cotree
- octree
- deworm
- treely
- hextree
- firtree
- pinworm
- treelet
- webworm
- waxworm
- treeful
- ragworm
- potworm
- wormery
- earworm
- hattree
- redworm
- treemap
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- wormish
- treeify
- treepie
- hoptree
- subtree
- dewworm
- treetop
- eyeworm
- nontree
- treedom
- witworm
- bagworm
- eelworm
- wormlet
- wormseed
- wormlike
- treefall
- maltworm
- nanoworm
- wormable
- treekind
- bollworm
- treeware
- whipworm
- vinetree
- silkworm
- muckworm
- lungworm
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- treeling
- treebark
- grubworm
- treelike
- sandworm
- coneworm
- treeness
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- fishworm
- cockworm
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- treeship
- axletree
- treehood
- antiworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- hookworm
- hornworm
- wormwood
- wormshit
- fig tree
- shoetree
- bay tree
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- inchworm
- treeable
- treeward
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- ringworm
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- ebontree
- milktree
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- treelawn
- pileworm
- wireworm
- caseworm
- gnatworm
- treefish
- boottree
- wormcast
- polytree
- gapeworm
- mealworm
- wormling
- treeless
- spanworm
- winetree
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- shipworm
- armyworm
- soaptree
- rooftree
- woodworm
- bookworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- treebank
- quadtree
- backworm
- treelist
- plum tree
- planetree
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- supertree
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- heartworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- paleotree
- swingtree
- treehouse
- pear tree
- strawworm
- treeswift
- treescape
- wheatworm
- superworm
- treestump
- tape tree
- tuliptree
- tree frog
- spoonworm
- gourdworm
- Kingstree
- horseworm
- peachtree
- earthworm
- treeology
- treebeard
- hypertree
- crosstree
- whiteworm
- treespace
- treebound
- jointworm
- treewidth
- intertree
- taintworm
- treelined
- skin worm
- treestand
- multitree
- arrowworm
- roof tree
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- melonworm
- bridgetree
- wheal-worm
- treehopper
- arrow worm
- copperworm
- singletree
- thorn tree
- palmerworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- basketworm
- manteltree
- doubletree
- groundworm
- treelength
- treechange
- bottletree
- mirrortree
- wormridden
- apple tree
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- bladderworm
- treecreeper
- tree-branch
- thunderworm
- clothestree
- spindleworm
- trestletree
- mantle-tree
- treemageddon
- mealworm beetle