myrobalan
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myrobalan /mʌɪˈrɒbələn/
▶noun
- 1 (also myrobalan plum) another term for cherry plum.
- 2 a tropical tree of a characteristic pagoda shape. [Terminalia chebula and related species.]
■ (also myrobalan nut) the fruit of this tree, used in tanning.
– origin ME: from Fr. myrobolan or L. myrobalanum, from Gk murobalanos, from muron ‘unguent’ + balanos ‘acorn’.
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