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myrobalan
myrobalam
\-ləm\ ormyrabolam
\-rabələm\ ormyrabolan
\-lən\ ormyrobolan
\-räbələn\Definition of myrobalan
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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
2a : cherry plum 1 b : emblic
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Origin and Etymology of myrobalan
Middle French mirobolan, mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanus, myrobalanum, from Greek myrobalanos, from myron unguent, perfume + balanos acorn
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