Definition of gall

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Gall (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut..

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Capercally :: Capercally (n.) A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A cask usually containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the quantity which it contains..
Execute :: Execute (v. t.) Too put to death illegally; to kill.
Contraband :: Contraband (v. t.) To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle..
Disponee :: Disponee (n.) The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.
Cholesterin :: Cholesterin (n.) A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
Fowl :: Fowl (n.) Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus)..
Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.
Piazza :: Piazza (n.) An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda..
Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe..
Water Chicken :: Water chicken () The common American gallinule.
Abandonee :: Abandonee (n.) One to whom anything is legally abandoned.
Drift :: Drift (n.) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) The rest for the tympan when raised.
Gaul :: Gaul (n.) The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul)..
Cinque-pace :: Cinque-pace (n.) A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five..
Cockshead :: Cockshead (n.) A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods..
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