Found 1 items, similar to Quercus vallonea.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quercus vallonea Valonia \Va*lo"ni*a\, n. [It. vallonia, vallonea, fr. NGr. balania`, balanidia`, the holm oak, bala`ni, balani`di, an acorn, Gr. ba`lanos.] [1913 Webster] 1. The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Quercus vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers. [1913 Webster] 2. [Perhaps named from its resemblance to an acorn.] (Bot.) A genus of marine green alg[ae], in which the whole frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in length. [1913 Webster]