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nutgalls

nutgalls is the plural of nutgall.

Meaning of nutgall

Noun

nutgall (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

Questions about nutgalls

What is nutgalls the plural of?
Nutgalls is the plural of nutgall.

Words near nutgalls in the dictionary

  1. nutfalls
  2. nutfarm
  3. nutfarms
  4. Nutfield
  5. nutgall
  6. nutgalls
  7. nutgraf
  8. nutgrafs
  9. nutgrass
  10. nutgrasses
  11. nuth

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