1 myrobalam | Definition of myrobalam

myrobalan

noun
my·​rob·​a·​lan | \ mīˈräbÉ™lÉ™n, mə̇ˈ-\
variants: or less commonly myrobalam \ -​lÉ™m \ or myrabolam \ -​rabÉ™lÉ™m \ or myrabolan \ -​lÉ™n \ or myrobolan \ -​räbÉ™lÉ™n \
plural -s

Definition of myrobalan

1a : the dried astringent fruit of any of several East Indian trees of the genus Terminalia (as T. chebula and T. bellerica) used chiefly in tanning and in inks
b : a tree producing myrobalans

History and Etymology for myrobalan

Middle French mirobolan, mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanus, myrobalanum, from Greek myrobalanos, from myron unguent, perfume + balanos acorn

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