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1. Gall
   An unusual and abnormal growth on a plant. Caused by insects, but can also be caused by bacteria and fungi. No harm to the plant material other than it is unsightly.
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2. gall
   An abnormal plant structure formed in response to parasitic attack by certain microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses) or insects. Galls may develop either by localized cell proliferation or increase in cell size.
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3. Gall
   Meaning as a surname: Son of a foreigner.
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4. Gall
   A localised proliferation of plant tissue caused by the irritation of bacteria, fungi, mites or insects.
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5. gall
   [n] - a skin sore caused by chafing 2. [n] - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury 3. [v] - irritate or vex
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6. gall
   damage to steel surfaces caused by friction and improper lubrication.
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7. Gall
   (c. 1840-1894) American Sioux Indian leader. He became a noted warrior of the Hunkpapa Sioux and a protégé of Chief Sitting Bull. Gall accompanied Sitting Bull to Montana 1876 and led the encirclement and...
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8. gall
   a swelling of plant tissue usu.due to fungi or insect parasites and sometimes forming an important source of tannin Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a pronounced excrescence of greatly modified tissue structure,arising on plants in response to irr...
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9. Gall
   Gall (gal) noun [ Middle English galle , gal , Anglo-Saxon gealla ; akin to D. gal , Old Saxon & Old High German galla , Icelandic gall , SW. galla , Danish galde , Latin fel , Greek ......
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10. Gall
    Gall noun [ French galle , noix de galle , from Latin galla .] (Zoology) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera whi...
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11. Gall
    Gall transitive verb (Dyeing) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts. Ure.
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12. Gall
    Gall transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Galled ; present participle & verbal noun Galling .] [ Middle English gallen ; confer French galer to scratch, rub, gal...
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13. Gall
    Gall intransitive verb To scoff; to jeer. [ R.] Shak.
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14. Gall
    Gall noun A wound in the skin made by rubbing.
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15. gall
    1. To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable. 'I am loth to gall a new-healed wound.' (Shak) ... 2. To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm. 'They...
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16. gall
    irk verb irritate or vex; `It galls me that we lost the suit`
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17. gall
    (gawl) bile.
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18. Gall
    • (n.) Impudence; brazen assurance. • (n.) Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor. • (v. t.) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts. • (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; a...
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19. Gall
    Hunkpapa Sioux war chief, who was one of the most important military leaders at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25, 1876).[1 related articles]
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20. gall
    an abnormal, localized outgrowth or swelling of plant tissue caused by infection from bacteria, fungi, viruses, and nematodes or irritation by ... [6 related articles]
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21. Gall
    Gall is a Irish boy name. The meaning of the name is `rooster` Where is it used? The name Gall is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Gallus ( In Ancient Roman) See also In Polish: Gawel The name Gall doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Gall seems to be unique!
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22. gall
    Type: Term Pronunciation: gawl Definitions: 1. An excoriation or erosion. Synonyms: bile, nutgall
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23. Gall
    Gall is slang for impudence; brazen assurance.
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24. Gall
    Gall is slang for impudence; brazen assurance.
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25. Gall
    Gall (gôl) , c.1840–1894, war chief of the Sioux, b. South Dakota. He refused to accept the treaty of 1868 (by which he would have been confined to a reservation), joined Sitting Bull and other dissident chiefs, and was the chief military lieutenant of Sitting Bull in the great defeat of...
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