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myrobolan

myrobolan


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Myrobalan  \My*rob"a*lan\,  Myrobolan  \My*rob"o*lan\,  n.  [L. 
  myrobalanum  the  fruit  of  a  palm  tree  from  which  a  balsam  was 
  made  Gr  ?;  ?  any  sweet  juice  distilling  from  plants,  any 
  prepared  unguent  or  sweet  oil  +  ?  an  acorn  or  any  similar 
  fruit:  cf  F.  myrobolan.] 
  A  dried  astringent  fruit  much  resembling  a  prune.  It  contains 
  tannin,  and  was  formerly  used  in  medicine,  but  is  now  chiefly 
  used  in  tanning  and  dyeing.  Myrobolans  are  produced  by 
  various  species  of  {Terminalia}  of  the  East  Indies,  and  of 
  {Spondias}  of  South  America.