nutgall

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Etymology[edit]

nut +‎ gall

Noun[edit]

nutgall (plural nutgalls)

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  1. A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.
    • 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:
      In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.

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Further reading[edit]

  • nutgall”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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