Definitions for valoniavəˈloʊ ni ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
va•lo•ni•avəˈloʊ ni ə(n.pl.)
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning.
Category: Plants
Origin of valonia:
1715–25; < It
Wiktionary
valonia(Noun)
The European evergreen oak, Quercus macrolepis or Quercus aegilops
valonia(Noun)
The dried acorn cups of this tree, that are used to make a black dye, used in tanning
Webster Dictionary
Valonia(noun)
the acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Q. vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers
Valonia(noun)
a genus of marine green algae, in which the whole frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in length
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