gall wasps

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• Gall wasp — Gall Wasps Neuroterus albipes, parthenogenetic generation females, from galls on Quercus robur Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• gall wasp — any wasp of the family Cynipidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants. [1875 80] * * * ▪ insect  any of a group of wasps in the family Cynipidae (order Hymenoptera) that are notable for their ability to stimulate the growth of …   Universalium

• Gall — For other uses, see Gall (disambiguation). Kalanchoë infected with crown gall using Agrobacterium tumefaciens …   Wikipedia

• gall fly — ▪ insect       any of several different species of insects that cause swelling (galls) in the tissues of the plants they feed on. This group includes gall midges and certain fruit flies (order Diptera), gall wasps (order Hymenoptera), some aphids …   Universalium

• gall wasp — noun small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants • Syn: ↑gallfly, ↑cynipid wasp, ↑cynipid gall wasp • Hypernyms: ↑wasp • Member Holonyms: ↑Cynipidae, ↑family Cynipid …   Useful english dictionary

• gall wasp — /ˈgɔl wɒsp/ (say gawl wosp) noun any of various wasps, as those of the family Cymipidae, whose larvae cause galls on plants …  

• Oak artichoke gall — Oak artichoke galls, Oak hop galls, Larch cone galls or Hop strobileDarlington, Arnold (1975) The Pocket Encyclopaedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Pub. Blandford Press. Poole. ISBN 0 7137 0748 8. P. 156.] …   Wikipedia

• Oak marble gall — Oak marble galls develop as a chemically induced distortion of leaf buds on pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ), or sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ) trees, caused by the parthenogenetic …   Wikipedia

• Rose bedeguar gall — The Rose bedeguar gall, Robin s pincushion gall, or Moss gallDarlington, Arnold (1975) The Pocket Encyclopaedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Pub. Blandford Press. Poole. ISBN 0 7137 0748 8. P. 133 135.] …   Wikipedia

• Knopper gall — Knopper galls develop as a chemically induced distortion of growing acorns on Pedunculate Oak ( Quercus robur ) trees, caused by gall wasps which lay eggs within buds using their ovipositor. The gall thus produced can greatly reduce the fecundity …   Wikipedia

• Aleppo gall — a nutlike gall produced by gall wasps on certain oaks in western Asia and eastern Europe, used as a source of astringent and tannic and gallic acids. * * * …   Universalium