myrobalan

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

From Middle French mirabolan, and its source, Latin myrobalanum, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος, from μύρον + βάλανος.

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