valonia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
valonia /vaˈləʊnɪə/
noun the acorn cups of an evergreen oak (Quercus macrolepis), which yield a black dye and are used in tanning.
– origin C18: from Ital. vallonia, based on Gk balanos ‘acorn’.
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