"myrobalan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/ [UK] Forms: myrobalans [plural]
Etymology: From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|myrobalanum}} Latin myrobalanum, {{der|en|grc|μυροβάλανος}} Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} myrobalan (plural myrobalans)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: myrobalan Categories (lifeform): Combretum family plants Synonyms: mirabolan, mirobalan, myrobalun, myrabolam, myrobolan, myrobolane [obsolete] Derived forms: myrobalan plum (taxonomic: Prunus cerasifera), emblic myrobalan (taxonomic: Phyllanthus emblica), bastard myrobalan, beleric myrobalan (taxonomic: Terminalia bellirica), chebulic myrobalan, yellow myrobalan (taxonomic: Terminalia chebula), Arjun myrobalan (taxonomic: Terminalia arjuna), belleric myrobalan Translations (fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia): μυροβάλανος (murobálanos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Myrobalane [feminine] (German), myrobalanum [neuter] (Latin), myrobalanus [masculine] (Latin), هلیله (halile) (Persian), mirobálano [masculine] (Spanish)

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