tomato gall

noun

A large yellowish green gall, somewhat tinged with red, consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines, produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera vitis).

Meanings

nountomato gall (plural tomato galls)

plural tomato galls

  1. A large yellowish green gall, somewhat tinged with red, consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines, produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera vitis).
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