valonia oak

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• valonia oak — noun Etymology: valonia (I) : a tall evergreen oak (Quercus aegilops) of southwestern Europe and Asia Minor whose immature fruit yields valonia and camata and whose wood is used for furniture * * * valonia oak, an oak of Greece and Asia Minor …   Useful english dictionary

• Valonia oak — šiurkščiojo ąžuolo stambiažvynis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos dažinis, rauginis augalas (Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Quercus… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• valonia — /vəˈloʊniə/ (say vuh lohneeuh) noun acorn cups of the valonia oak, Quercus aegilops, used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink. {Italian vallonia, from Modern Greek balania acorns} …  

• Valonia — Va*lo ni*a, n. [It. vallonia, vallonea, fr. NGr. balania , balanidia , the holm oak, bala ni, balani di, an acorn, Gr. ba lanos.] [1913 Webster] 1. The acorn cup of two kinds of oak ({Quercus macrolepis}, and {Quercus vallonea}) found in Eastern… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• valonia — [və lō′nē ə] n. [It vallonia < ModGr balania, evergreen oak < Gr balanos, acorn: see GLAND1] the acorn cups of an oak (Quercus aegilops) of Europe and Asia, used in dyeing, tanning, etc …   English World dictionary

• valonia — burgundinis ąžuolas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Quercus cerris), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Quercus cerris angl. European Turkey oak; Turkey oak;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• valonia — noun Etymology: Italian vallonia, from Middle Greek balanidia, plural of balanidion, diminutive of Greek balanos acorn more at gland Date: 1722 dried acorn cups especially from a Eurasian evergreen oak (Quercus macrolepis syn. Q. aegilops) used… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• valonia — /veuh loh nee euh/, n. acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink. [1715 25; < It vallonia < ModGk balánia, pl. of BALÁNI acorn] * * * …   Universalium

• valonia — noun a) The European evergreen oak, Quercus macrolepis or Quercus aegilops b) The dried acorn cups of this tree, that are used to make a black dye, used in tanning …   Wiktionary

• valonia — [va ləʊnɪə] noun the acorn cups of an evergreen oak (Quercus macrolepis), which yield a black dye and are used in tanning. Origin C18: from Ital. vallonia, based on Gk balanos acorn …   English new terms dictionary

• valonia — va•lo•ni•a [[t]vəˈloʊ ni ə[/t]] n. pl. pln acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning • Etymology: 1715–25; < It …   From formal English to slang