- fungus gall
- noun
: a malformation of a plant resulting from an attack of a parasitic fungus
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fungus gall
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fungus-gall — fungˈus gall noun A malformation in a plant caused by a fungal attack • • • Main Entry: ↑fungus … Useful english dictionary
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Oak marble gall — Oak marble galls develop as a chemically induced distortion of leaf buds on pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ), or sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ) trees, caused by the parthenogenetic … Wikipedia
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Creosote gall midge — Gall created by Asphondylia auripila Scientific classification Kingdom: Ani … Wikipedia
Oak gall — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
