gall

Chinese translation: 树瘿

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English term or phrase:gall
Chinese translation:树瘿
Entered by: ltjtina

07:41 Mar 9, 2004
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: gall
The dead girl was cased in the quil. He lift her, and she was a hard, tight bundle like a pod or gall.
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树瘿
Explanation:
树瘿
<名>:树木外部隆起如瘤者 [gall]
木有瘿,石有晕,犀有通,以取妍于人,皆物之病也。――宋·苏轼《答李端叔书》

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4 +1树瘿
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4木疙瘩
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木疙瘩


Explanation:
gall 植物受到害虫等引起的瘤状物/硬块

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树瘿


Explanation:
树瘿
<名>:树木外部隆起如瘤者 [gall]
木有瘿,石有晕,犀有通,以取妍于人,皆物之病也。――宋·苏轼《答李端叔书》



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