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oak apple

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oak apple
n.
An insect gall on oak trees, caused by certain wasp larvae.
oak apple, gall
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of various brownish round galls on oak trees, containing the larva of certain wasps
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Noun1.oak apple - oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid waspoak apple - oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
gall - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
Translations
oak apple
n → Gallapfel m
oak apple n → galla di quercia
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1651: Oak Apple Day marks King Charles II finding safety in an oak tree in the grounds of Boscobel House, Shropshire, after the Battle of Worcester.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
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The quiz has been inspired by Oak Apple Day, May 29 to mark the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660.
Half-term quiz in gardens by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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