Gall-wasp


noun
1.
any wasp of the family Cynipidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants.
noun
1.
any small solitary wasp of the family Cynipidae and related families that produces galls in plant tissue, which provide shelter and food for the larvae

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