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OAK APPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oak apple mean?
• OAK APPLE (noun)
The noun OAK APPLE has 1 sense:
1. oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
Familiarity information: OAK APPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("oak apple" is a kind of...):
gall (abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury)
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