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Definition of currant gall in English: currant gallnoun A spherical red or purple gall which forms on the leaves or male catkins of oak trees in response to the developing larva of a gall wasp. It results from eggs laid in the spring and alternates within the annual cycle with the spangle gall. The wasp is Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, family Cynipidae Example sentencesExamples - The wasps appear in April and attack the catkins or leaves, producing the summer currant galls.
- The black currant gall mites are the small white worm-like creatures between the bud tissues.
- Look up oak apples, marble galls, currant galls etc. in an insect book - there are over 20 types on oak alone.
- The effect of this compound on the black currant gall mite and the fungi most common on currants was therefore investigated.
- Common insects include the San Jose scale, currant borer, and black currant gall mite.
Definition of currant gall in US English: currant gallnoun A spherical red or purple gall that forms on the leaves or male catkins of oak trees in response to the developing larva of a gall wasp. It results from eggs laid in the spring and alternates with the spangle gall. The wasp is Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, family Cynipidae Example sentencesExamples - Common insects include the San Jose scale, currant borer, and black currant gall mite.
- The black currant gall mites are the small white worm-like creatures between the bud tissues.
- Look up oak apples, marble galls, currant galls etc. in an insect book - there are over 20 types on oak alone.
- The wasps appear in April and attack the catkins or leaves, producing the summer currant galls.
- The effect of this compound on the black currant gall mite and the fungi most common on currants was therefore investigated.
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