wound gall

English

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.

References

• “wound”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.