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va⋅lo⋅ni⋅a

[vuh-loh-nee-uh]
–noun
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.

Origin:
1715–25; < It vallonia < ModGk balánia, pl. of baláni acorn
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va·lo·ni·a   (və-lō'nē-ə, -lōn'yə)   
n.  The dried acorn cups of an oak tree (Quercus aegilops) of the eastern Mediterranean, used chiefly in tanning and dyeing.

[Italian vallonia, from Modern Greek balania, pl. of balani, acorn, from Greek balanos.]
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