Aleppo gall
English
Noun
Aleppo gall (plural Aleppo galls)
- The gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.
See also
Further reading
Quercus infectoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Category:Quercus infectoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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