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Definition of cramp ball in English: cramp ballnoun 1†a knar or spherical growth, especially from an oak tree (obsolete rare). 2A variety of inedible ascomycete fungus, Daldinia concentrica (family Xylariaceae), having a hard, spherical black fruiting body; also called King Alfred's cakes.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in South-eastern Naturalist. Definition of cramp ball in US English: cramp ballnoun 1†a knar or spherical growth, especially from an oak tree (obsolete rare). 2A variety of inedible ascomycete fungus, Daldinia concentrica (family Xylariaceae), having a hard, spherical black fruiting body; also called King Alfred's cakes.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in South-eastern Naturalist. |