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Aleppo gall
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English
Noun
The gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria species, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii species, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.
See also
en gallnut
Further reading
Quercus infectoria
Quercus infectoria
en Hymenopterans Oaks