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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.
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