myrobalan
noun
my·rob·a·lan
mīˈräbələn,
mə̇ˈ-
variants
or less commonly myrobalam
or myrabolam
or myrabolan
or myrobolan
-ləm
-rabələm
-lən
-räbələn
plural -s
1
a
: 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
2
b
: emblic
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