- gallnut
- noun Etymology: 4gall Date: 1572 a gall resembling a nut
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gallnut
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Gallnut — Gall nut , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See {Gall}, and {Nutgall}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallnut — ☆ gallnut [gôl′nut΄ ] n. NUTGALL … English World dictionary
gallnut — /gawl nut /, n. a nutlike gall on plants. [1565 75; GALL3 + NUT] * * * … Universalium
gallnut — noun slight protuberance on a tree, caused by insects There was the smell of evening in the air, the smell of the fields in the country where they digged up turnips to peel them and eat them when they went out for a walk to Major Bartons, the… … Wiktionary
gallnut — gall·nut gȯl .nət n a gall resembling a nut * * * gall·nut (gawlґnət) nutgall … Medical dictionary
gallnut — gall•nut [[t]ˈgɔlˌnʌt[/t]] n. ppa a nutlike gall on plants • Etymology: 1565–75 … From formal English to slang
gallnut — /ˈgɔlnʌt/ (say gawlnut) noun a nut like gall on plants …
gallnut — n. = GALL(3). * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: gall (IV) : a gall resembling a nut * * * /gawl nut /, n. a nutlike gall on plants. [1565 75; GALL3 + NUT] * * * gallˈnut noun A nut like gall produced on an oak by … Useful english dictionary
Apple — Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apple blight — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
