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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A flattened pilose gall occurring singly on the lower side of oak-leaves. That found in England is produced by Cynips longipennis, a small hymenopter.
  • noun A small cynipid gall, found on the leaves of several species of European oaks, caused by Neuroterus lenticularis.

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