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nutgall

[nuht-gawl]

noun

a nutlike gall or excrescence, especially one formed on an oak.

Origin:
1585–95; nut + gall³

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nutgall (ˈnʌtˌɡɔːl)

—n
	a nut-shaped gall caused by gall wasps on the oak and other trees

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