nutgall

As nouns the difference between nutgall and nutball

is that nutgall is an enlarged growth on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite sometimes called just a gall while nutball is (informal) a crazy person.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nutgall

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nutgall is an enlarged growth on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite sometimes called just a gall.

As a noun nutgall

is an enlarged growth on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite sometimes called just a gall.

As an adjective gallotannic is

(chemistry|archaic) pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.

Nutgall is a synonym of gall.

As nouns the difference between gall and nutgall

is that gall is bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver while nutgall is an enlarged growth on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite. Sometimes called just a gall.

As a verb gall

is to trouble or bother.

As nouns the difference between parasite and nutgall

is that parasite is (pejorative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back while nutgall is an enlarged growth on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite sometimes called just a gall.