Aleppo gall

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English

Noun

Aleppo gall (plural Aleppo galls)

  1. The gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.

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