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gall·nut

 (gôl′nŭt′)
n.
See nutgall.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

gallnut

(ˈɡɔːlˌnʌt) or

gall-apple

n
(Plant Pathology) a type of plant gall that resembles a nut
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gall•nut

(ˈgɔlˌnʌt)

n.
a nutlike gall on plants.
[1565–75]
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