Meanings
nouncramp ball (plural cramp balls)
plural cramp balls
- biologyAnnulohypoxylon.
- biologyDaldinia concentrica.
- biologyHypoxylon.
Origin
From cramp + ball. First use appears c. 1904 in the publication South Eastern Naturalist.
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cramp ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramp%20ball
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“cramp ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramp%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cramp ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramp%20ball.
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