"bablah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bablahs [plural], babulah [alternative]
Etymology: Compare Persian ببول (babul, “a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic”), Sanskrit बब्बुल (babbula), बब्बूल (babbūla, “species of acacia used for tanning”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fa|ببول||a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic|tr=babul}} Persian ببول (babul, “a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic”), {{cog|sa|बब्बुल}} Sanskrit बब्बुल (babbula) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bablah (usually uncountable, plural bablahs)
  1. The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia, especially Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (Vachellia nilotica): babool, babul
    Sense id: en-bablah-en-noun-NQYj-8Em Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acacias

Inflected forms

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          "tannin",
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