Nutgall

  • 11nutgall — n. Gall, gall nut …

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  • 12nutgall — nut•gall [[t]ˈnʌtˌgɔl[/t]] n. ppa a small nutlike gall, esp. one on an oak …

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  • 13nutgall — n. a gall found on dyer s oak, used as a dyestuff …

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  • 14Aleppo gall — nutgall …

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  • 15gall — 1. SYN: bile. 2. An excoriation or erosion. 3. SYN: nutgall. [A.S. gealla] * * * gall gȯl n BILE esp bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine gall n …

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  • 16quercus — The bark of Q. alba, white oak or stone oak; formerly used as an astringent. [L. oak] * * * Quer·cus kwər kəs n a genus of hardwood often evergreen trees or shrubs (family Fagaceae) that comprise the typical oaks and include sources of nutgall *… …

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  • 17gel-1 —     gel 1     English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm”     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc     Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful …

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  • 18acorn — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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  • 19African oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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  • 20Alectryon excelsum — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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