gall- root words — words with the gall- root

The root gall- comes from Latin galla, meaning oak gall, plant excrescence. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including gallflies, gallfly, gallnut, pyrogallate, pyrogallol. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gall- root

Explore words with gall- — words containing the gall- root and sharing its sense of "oak gall, plant excrescence". Examples include gallflies, gallfly, gallnut, pyrogallate, pyrogallol. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does gall- mean?

The gall- root means oak gall, plant excrescence, from Latin galla. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.