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Oak apple

An oak apple or oak gall is a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 to 4 centimetres (1 to 2 in) in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.

Formation, Folklore & Iron gall ink

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Formation

Other galls

Iron gall ink

Folklore

Gallery

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Oak apple

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples38
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
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Oak apple

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related to Folklore · 12
Oak apple → Charles, Charles II, England, English Civil War, If, It, May, Michaelmas Day, Oak Apple Day, Restoration, Royal Oak Day, The
related to Formation · 8
Oak apple → Amphibolips, Atrusca, Biorhiza, Europe, North America, Oak, Some, The
related to Gallery · 5
Oak apple → An, Andricus, Garry, Oak, Quercus
related to External links · 4
Oak apple → Amphibolips, Naturalists' Society, See, The Oak Apple Gall
related to Other galls · 3
Oak apple → Considerable, Other, The

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oak gall apple ink apples iron found wasp galls leaf biorhiza pallida production nuts tree species called see also restoration

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leavesinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
podsinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
fruitsinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
and gall nuts.Along with gall nutsinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
other important ingredients in the production of iron gall ink include iron sulfateinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
gum arabicinstance ofTannins belong to a group of molecules known as polyphenols and can be taken from different parts of plants0.80text
Oak applerelated to External linksAmphibolips0.60section
Oak applerelated to External linksNaturalists' Society0.60section
Oak applerelated to External linksSee0.60section
Oak applerelated to External linksThe Oak Apple Gall0.60section
Oak applerelated to FolkloreIt0.60section
Oak applerelated to FolkloreMichaelmas Day0.60section

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