oak apple

oak apple

n.

A round spongy gall on an oak leaf or twig, caused by the larvae of certain gall wasps.

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oak apple

or

oak gall

n

(Botany) any of various brownish round galls on oak trees, containing the larva of certain wasps

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oak′ ap`ple

n.

any of various rounded galls produced on oaks. Also called oak′ gall`.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oak apple - oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp gall - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

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Translations

Gallapfel

galla di quercia

oak apple

n → Gallapfel m

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oak apple

n → galla di quercia

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