oak apple
noun
: a large round gall produced on oak leaves and twigs by a gall wasp (especially Amphibolips confluenta)
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The final blend is then finished in French oak apple brandy barrels to impart some extra flavor.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2022
It is written on sheepskin parchment, now the color of dust, with ink made from oak apples.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2022
It is written on sheepskin parchment, now the color of dust, with ink made from oak apples.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
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“Oak apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oak%20apple. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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