valonia

American  

[vuh-loh-nee-uh] / vəˈloʊ ni ə /

noun

1. acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (orQ. aegilops ), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.

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valonia British  

/ vəˈləʊnɪə /

noun

1. the acorn cups and unripe acorns of the Eurasian oak Quercus aegilops, used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink

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Etymology

Origin of valonia

1715–25; < Italian vallonia < Modern Greek balánia, plural of baláni acorn

Example Sentences

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valonia

The demand for valonia is increasing more and more every year, and the present outlook does not indicate any relaxation of its popularity.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various

In 1898 the export of valonia was estimated at L. 11,200, of sumach at L. 2400.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The acorn-cups of one species are brought from the Levant under the name of valonia, and used in tanning.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

Among its natural productions are lemons, citrons, olives, wine and honey; it also exports a considerable quantity of valonia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

Oak bark and valonia being very cheap and plentiful, the price of cork hark is only nominal, being, for Spanish cork-tree bark, £7 10s. to £8 per ton; Leghorn ditto, £6 to £7 per ton.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds