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oak apple

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oak apple, gall
any of various brownish round galls on oak trees, containing the larva of certain wasps


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1651: Oak Apple Day marks King Charles II finding safety in an oak tree in the grounds of Boscobel House, Shropshire, after the Battle of Worcester.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Ten police officers arrived at the office in Worcester and two crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were on standby in the car park of the nearby Oak Apple pub.
When an office paperweight turned out to be live WWI bomb! by Asian News International
The quiz has been inspired by Oak Apple Day, May 29 to mark the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660.
Half-term quiz in gardens by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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