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knoppern

knoppern noun: a kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used in tanning and dyeing.

knoppern: a kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used...
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Noun

knoppern (plural knopperns)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) A kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used in tanning and dyeing.

Forms of knoppern

pluralknopperns

Origin of knoppern

Compare German Knopper. See knop.

Questions about knoppern

What does knoppern mean?
Knoppern means a kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used in tanning and dyeing.
What part of speech is knoppern?
Knoppern is a noun.
What is the plural of knoppern?
The plural of knoppern is knopperns.

Words near knoppern in the dictionary

  1. knopites
  2. Knopp
  3. knopped
  4. knopper gall
  5. knopper galls
  6. knoppern
  7. knopperns
  8. knoppie spider
  9. Knopps
  10. knoppy
  11. knops

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