没食子
also: もっしょくし
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Meanings
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gallnut; oak gall; nutgall
A growth on oak trees caused by insect larvae, historically used for making ink and tannin. Technical term in botany and historical contexts.
Gallnuts were used as a material for ink in the past.
This specimen has several oak galls attached.