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gallnut

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that resembles a nut.

Equivalents

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हिन्दीमाजूफल
Latinagalla
Nederlandsgalappel
Polskidębianka
Portuguêsbugalhogalha
Svenskagalläpple

Examples

“There was the smell⟳ of evening in the air, the smell⟳ of the fields in the country where they digged up turnips to peel them and eat⟳ them when they went out for a walk⟳ to Major Barton's, the smell⟳ there was in the little wood beyond the pavilion where the gallnuts were.”
“[Y]our hands are always covered with gallnut [translating galla], vitriol, and alum, just like⟳ the varnish on a Moor.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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