MYROBALAN


Meaning of MYROBALAN in English

[my.rob.a.lan] n [MF mirobolan, fr. L myrobalanus, fr. Gk myrobalanos, fr. myron unguent + balanos acorn--more at gland] (ca. 1530): the dried astringent fruit of an East Indian tree (genus Terminalia of the family Combretaceae) used chiefly in tanning and in inks

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