bellericadj.n.
/bɪˈlɛrɪk/ The astringent fruit of Terminalia Bellerica, also called Bastard Myrobalan, imported from India for the use of calico-printers, and used for the production of a permanent black.
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1758 J. Parsons in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 403 Distinguished..by its round figure; and called the belleric Myrobalan.
1808 H. T. Colebrooke Amarasiṃha's Cósha; or, Dict. Sanskrit Lang. 90 Beleric Myrobalan.
1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 635 The Belleric is..the size of a nutmeg and very astringent.
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