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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GALL-FLOWER, n. comb. Bedeguar, a crimson moss-like growth or gall on rose-bushes.Rnf. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls 94:
We left the gall-flower on the brier, The campion in the dell.