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Answer for the clue "Gall on tree — fine to eat a fruit ", 9 letters:
oak apple

Word definitions for oak apple in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. oak gall#English. n. oak gall#English.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus . The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak . Oak apples range in size from 2–5 cm in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp ...

Usage examples of oak apple.

Except for the whisker frill his facewas clean shaven, brown as an oak apple and crisscrossed with hundredsof little wrinkles.