gall (redirected from galls)

gall (gawl) bile.

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gall ¹ (gôl)

n.

See bile.

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gall ² (gôl)

n.

A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion.

v.

To become irritated, chafed, or sore.

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gall,

n 1. a bulbous plant structure that is formed in response to an injury or invasion by microorganisms. Often, plant galls contain medicinal phytochemicals.
2. See also bile.

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gall

1. the bile.

2. a sore caused by chafing; said commonly of horses.

3. an excrescence on a plant, e.g. on the seedheads of Lolium rigidum, caused by plant nematodes and causing poisoning.

4. an extract of galls. Used in medicine as a bitter.

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girth gall

see girth gall.

saddle gall

see saddle sore.

gall sickness

see anaplasmosis.