gall wasp
gall wasp · gall wasps
Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak…Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
Meaning
1 sensesAny insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
More definitions
- small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
Translations
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants:gallflycynipid waspcynipid gall wasp