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Aleppo gall

Aleppo gall noun: the gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.

Noun

Aleppo gall (plural Aleppo galls)

  1. The gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.

Forms of Aleppo gall

pluralAleppo galls

Questions about Aleppo gall

What does Aleppo gall mean?
Aleppo gall means the gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.
What part of speech is Aleppo gall?
Aleppo gall is a noun.
What is the plural of Aleppo gall?
The plural of Aleppo gall is Aleppo galls.

Words near Aleppo gall in the dictionary

  1. Aleppine
  2. Aleppines
  3. Aleppo
  4. Aleppo boil
  5. Aleppo boils
  6. Aleppo gall
  7. Aleppo galls
  8. Aleppo Gambit
  9. Aleppo grass
  10. Aleppo oak
  11. Aleppo oaks

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