camatinan.
/kaməˈtiːnə//kaməˈtʌɪnə/ The commercial name for the incipient acorns of Quercus ægilops.
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1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 950/1.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 694/2 The valonia of commerce, one of the richest of tanning materials, is the acorn of Q[uercus] Ægilops... Immature acorns are sometimes exported under the name of camatina.
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