oak-apple
1Oak apple — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …
2oak apple — oak ,apple noun count a lump on an oak tree caused by young insects …
3oak apple — ► NOUN ▪ a spongy spherical gall which forms on oak trees, caused by wasp larvae …
4oak apple — n. an applelike gall on oak trees …
5Oak apple — An oak apple on a tree in Worcestershire, England Oak apple is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 5cm. Oak apples are caused by chemicals injected by… …
6oak apple — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms oak apple : singular oak apple plural oak apples a lump on an oak tree caused by young insects …
7Oak Apple Day — An oak apple in Worcestershire, England Also called Royal Oak Day Shick Shack Day Oak and Nettle Day Type Historical Date …
8Oak-apple Day — noun 29 May, the anniversary of the Restoration in 1660, when country boys used to wear oak apples in commemoration of Charles II hiding in the branches of an oak (the Royal Oak) from Cromwell s troopers after the Battle of Worcester • • • Main… …
9oak apple — oak′ ap ple n. ppa any of various rounded galls produced on oaks. Also called oak′ gall • Etymology: 1400–50 …
10oak apple — noun oak gall Syn: oak gall …
