oak apple

American  

noun

1. oak gall.

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oak apple British  

noun

1. any of various brownish round galls on oak trees, containing the larva of certain wasps

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Etymology

Origin of oak apple

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

They use maple, oak, apple wood and some ash.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Then the timber,—each was a chosen piece; oak, apple, cherry, pine, each tree sent a stick.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various

Till May goes out, change not a clout. 29th May, Restoration Day, commonly called Oak Apple Day from an oak apple with oak leaves being generally worn on that day until noon.

From Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District by Dack, Charles

Nests are placed in crotches, terminal forks, and some on tops of limbs, about 16 feet high, in elm, sycamore, honey locust, willow, oak, apple, and red cedar.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.