nutgall

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noun

A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.

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gallnut
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Meanings

nounnutgall (plural nutgalls)

plural nutgalls

  1. A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.

    In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.

    1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65

    Synonyms: gallnut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.

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gallnut
Also see
gallgallnut

Origin

From nut + gall.

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Anagrams

gallnut
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APA

nutgall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutgall

MLA

“nutgall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutgall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nutgall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutgall.

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