Meanings
nounoak gall (plural oak galls)
plural oak galls
- A gall produced by an oak by larvae of a common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
Synonyms: gall-nut, oak apple, oak leaf gall
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Ancient Greek κηκίς
- κηκίς (kēkís)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Arabic عَفْص
- عَفْص (ʕafṣ)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Bulgarian ши́калка
- ши́калка (šíkalka)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Finnish tammen äkämä, väriomena
- tammen äkämägall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
- väriomenagall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
German Gallapfel
- Gallapfelgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Irish gál darach
- gál darachgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Latin galla
- gallagall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Persian مازو
- مازو (mâzu)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Portuguese bugalho
- bugalhogall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Russian черни́льный оре́шек, галл
- черни́льный оре́шек (černílʹnyj oréšek)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
- галл (gall)gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Scottish Gaelic dearc-ubhal
- dearc-ubhalgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Swedish ekäpple
- ekäpplegall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Turkish mazı
- mazıgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Welsh afal derw, marblis coed
- afal derwgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
- marblis coedgall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
Cite this entry
APA
oak gall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oak%20gall
MLA
“oak gall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oak%20gall. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oak gall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oak%20gall.
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