nutgall

English

Etymology

From nut +‎ gall.

Noun

nutgall (plural nutgalls)

1. A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.
   • 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:

     In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.

Synonyms

• gallnut

Further reading

• “nutgall”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• gall-nut, gallnut