myrobalan

noun

my·rob·a·lan

mīˈräbələn,

mə̇ˈ-

variants or less commonly myrobalam

-ləm

or myrabolam

-rabələm

or myrabolan

-lən

or myrobolan

-räbələn

plural -s

: the dried astringent fruit of any of several East Indian trees of the genus Terminalia (as T. chebula and T. bellerica) used chiefly in tanning and in inks

: a tree producing myrobalans

: cherry plum sense 1

: emblic

Word History

Etymology

Middle French mirobolan, mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanus, myrobalanum, from Greek myrobalanos, from myron unguent, perfume + balanos acorn