myrobalan
Meanings
Plural: myrobalans
Noun
- small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit
- A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).
Synonyms
cherry plum, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera
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