"oak apple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oak apples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oak apple (plural oak apples)
  1. A spherical type of oak gall, produced by an oak gall wasp (tribe Cynipini). Categories (lifeform): Hymenopterans, Oaks Synonyms: oak-apple Derived forms: Oak Apple Day

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