oak gall

noun

1. any of various rounded galls produced on oaks, especially the horned oak gall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oak gall¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Other works in this show, all of which were made over the last several years, include a selection from her “Gynecological Fantasy,” a series of bold, spare line drawings of figures, together and alone, limbs and torsos entangled, done in thick, coagulated oak gall ink, mostly monochromatic, on plain paper or linen; “urine maps,” abstract drawings made from messy material, including the artist’s own matter and iron, mixed up on yellowed paper; the “Protector” series, which features levitating small characters.

From Los Angeles Times

An SAT tutor who has made it his mission to correct misidentifications of oak gall wasps on iNaturalist, Mr. Kranz has also been worrying about his own tendency to see those he disagrees with politically as “you know, morally bankrupt enemies.”

From New York Times

Some con-artists online have taken to convincing women to boil up oak gall into a paste and insert it, causing it to dry and tighten.

From The Guardian

Then, puncturing the gall, it injects its eggs, beside or inside the young oak gall wasp.

From New York Times

To deposit its eggs, the parasitic oak gall wasp pierces a leaf or stem with its ovipositor, a long tubelike organ that would be a stinger if this wasp were the kind that stings.

From New York Times