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.

1 See bile.

2 a lump or ball that forms most often on the stems, leaves, or roots of plants at the site of injuries caused by insects, fungi, bacteria, or other organisms. An example is the oak gall, which contains tannin.

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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.