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myrobalan

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/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/(UK)

Definition of myrobalan

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noun

  1. A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
    “turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].”
    “Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.”

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Etymology

From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).

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