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