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"sore on skin caused by rubbing or chafing," Old English gealla "painful swelling, sore spot on a horse," probably from Latin galla "gall, lump on plant," originally &quo [..]
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"bile, liver secretion," Old English galla (Anglian), gealla (West Saxon) "gall, bile," from Proto-Germanic *gallon "bile" (source also of Old Norse gall "gall, bile [..]
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"excrescence on a plant caused by the deposit of insect eggs," especially on an oak leaf, late 14c., from Latin galla "oak-gall," which is of uncertain origin. They were harvested [..]
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"to make sore by chafing," mid-15c., from gall (n.2). Earlier "to have sores, be sore" (early 14c.). Figurative sense of "harass, vex, irritate, chafe the spirit of," is [..]
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Gall [N] [S](1) Heb. mererah, meaning "bitterness" ( Job 16:13 ); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps ( 20:14 ), and of the vitals, the seat of [..]
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Abnormal growth of the tissue of a plant caused by an insect. the gall (typically rounded in shape) forms around the insects eggs or larvae. garden:
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A swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or fungus. Back to alphabetical list
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Abnormal swelling or outgrowth that is produced by a plant as the result of an attack by a fungus, bacteria, insect, mite or other agent.
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A growth on plant stems or leaves caused by abnormal cell growth stimulated by the sucking of some insects (e.g., aphids) or by viral, fungal, or bacterial infection.
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 Abnormal growth of the tissue of a plant caused by an insect. the gall (typically rounded in shape) forms around the insects eggs or larvae.
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Localized swelling or outgrowth of plant tissue, often formed in response to the action of a pathogen or other pest.
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(1) Heb. mererah, meaning "bitterness" (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25).(2.) [..]
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+ Mereerah, denoting "that which is bitter;" hence the term is applied to the "bile" or "gall" (the fluid secreted by the liver), from its intense bitterness, (Job 16:13; [..]
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khutspe
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gal
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(n) an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle(n) a skin sore caused by chafing(n) abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or inju [..]
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The bile produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
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peruro perussi perustum
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A localized proliferation of Plant Tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal Plant. Plant Tumors or galls usually form in response [..]
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an abnormal growth or swelling of plant tissue, caused by stimuli external to the plant itself, generally by insects such as the gall wasp and gall midge ; sometimes by bacteria, parasitic fungi or other diseases of the plant.
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a localised proliferation of plant tissue producing a swelling or outgrowth, commonly having a characteristic shape, unlike any organ of the normal plant. Galls are usually formed in response to the a [..]
Source: 140.112.183.1

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A swollen part of a plant, because an insect larva (baby insect) is living inside it. Some species of wasps and flies inject their eggs into plant stems or leaves. The plant keeps growing, forming a b [..]
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a plant growth in response to an irritation by another organism that the latter often uses for food and shelter; causal agents include aphids, wasps, flies, fungi and virus
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A swelling of plant tissue usually due to microorganisms, insects, or injury; sometimes an important source of tannin.
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A growth on plant stems or leaves caused by abnormal cell growth stimulated by the sucking of some insects (e.g., aphids) or by viral, fungal, or bacterial infection.
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A growth that forms on a plant surrounding certain wasp eggs.
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(anatomy,obsolete|uncountable) Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. (anato [..]
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sga|gall||foreigner, fromla|Gallus||a Gaul, from a native Celtic name, the Gauls being the first strangers to visit or be visited by the Irish in Pre-Roman and Roman times. Compare Proto-Celtic(whenc [..]
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Form of Gallus used to refer to the saint.
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