myrobalan noun. [mʌɪ'rɒbǝlǝn] LME.
[Old & mod. French myrobolan or its source Latin myrobalanum from Greek murobalanon, from muron balsam, unguent + balanos acorn, date, ben nut.]
1. The astringent plumlike fruit of any of various tropical trees of the genus Terminalia (family Combretaceae), esp. T. chebula and T. bellirica, used in tanning and dyeing; a tree bearing such a fruit. LME.
BELLERIC myrobalan. CHEBULE myrobalan.

2. In full myrobalan plum. The fruit of the cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera. M17.

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