myrobalan
noun
my·rob·a·lan
mīˈräbələn,
mə̇ˈ-
variants or less commonly myrobalam or myrabolam or myrabolan or myrobolan
-ləm
-rabələm
-lən
-räbələn
plural -s
1
a
: 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
b
: a tree producing myrobalans
2
a
: cherry plum sense 1
b
: emblic
Word History
Etymology
Middle French mirobolan, mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanus, myrobalanum, from Greek myrobalanos, from myron unguent, perfume + balanos acorn