myrobalan
myrobalan · myrobalans
Myrobalane
A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in…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.
/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/
Meaning
1 sensesA plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
Myrobalane
More definitions
- small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit
Translations
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By meaning 1
fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia:
Origin
From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanFrom Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).
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Forms
plural: myrobalans| Singular | myrobalan |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit:cherry plummyrobalan plumPrunus cerasifera