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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Italian vallonia, from Middle Greek balanidia, plural of balanidion, diminutive of Greek balanos acorn — more at gland Date: 1722 dried acorn cups especially from a Eurasian evergreen oak (Quercus macrolepis syn. Q. aegilops) used in tanning or dressing leather

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. acorn-cups of an evergreen oak, Quercus macrolepsis, used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink. Etymology: It. vallonia ult. f. Gk balanos acorn

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Valonia 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.