Valonia
Translation of "valonia" into Russian
valonia
NounUK
/vəˈləʊ.ni.ə/
US
/vəˈloʊ.ni.ə/
valonia
valonias pl
Valonia is used in the tanning industry.
Валония используется в кожевенной промышленности.
Definitions
valonia
NounUK
/vəˈləʊ.ni.ə/
US
/vəˈloʊ.ni.ə/
The dried acorn cups of the valonia oak (Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis) or related species, used especially in tanning and dyeing for their high tannin content.
The tanner added ground valonia to the vat to deepen the leather's colour.
An extract or tanning material obtained from these acorn cups.
The valonia employed in the dye house produced a rich chestnut shade on the wool.
Valonia
Proper nounA coastal city in southwestern Albania, now officially called Vlorë, known historically in English as Valonia.
The fleet anchored off Valonia before proceeding up the Adriatic.
A genus of siphonous green algae in the family Valoniaceae.
Valonia ventricosa can reach several centimetres in diameter despite being a single cell.