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wound gall

wound gall noun: an elongated swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a small reddish-brown weevil (Ampeloglypter sesostris) whose larvae inhabit the galls.

Noun

wound gall (plural wound galls)

  1. An elongated swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a small reddish-brown weevil (Ampeloglypter sesostris) whose larvae inhabit the galls.

Forms of wound gall

pluralwound galls

Questions about wound gall

What does wound gall mean?
Wound gall means an elongated swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a small reddish-brown weevil (Ampeloglypter sesostris) whose larvae inhabit the galls.
What part of speech is wound gall?
Wound gall is a noun.
What is the plural of wound gall?
The plural of wound gall is wound galls.

Words near wound gall in the dictionary

  1. wound collections
  2. wound collector
  3. wound collectors
  4. wound cork
  5. wound down
  6. wound gall
  7. wound galls
  8. wound gum
  9. wound off
  10. wound one's neck in
  11. wound parasite

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