Myrobalan Definition

mī-rŏbə-lən, mə-
noun
Any of various trees (genus Terminalia) of a tropical family (Combretaceare, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous plants.
Webster's New World
Any of their dried prunelike fruits, containing tannin and used for dyeing and tanning.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
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Singular:
myrobalan
Plural:
myrobalans

Origin of Myrobalan

  • Obsolete French mirobolan from Latin myrobalanum fragrant oil from seeds of the horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera) from Greek murobalanos muron perfume balanos acorn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French mirabolan, and its source, Latin myrobalanum (“ben nut"), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobalanos), from μύρον (muron) + βάλανος (balanos, “acorn; date").

    From Wiktionary

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