bedeguar

noun

bed·​e·​guar

ˈbe-də-ˌgär

variants or bedegar

ˈbe-də-ˌgär

plural -s

: gall like a moss produced on rosebushes (such as the sweetbrier or eglantine) by a gall wasp (Rhodites rosae or related species)

Word History

Etymology

Middle French bedegard, from Persian bādāward

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