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Definition of: myrobalan
(mī·rob′ə·lən, mi-) noun
1. Any of the prunelike fruits of several tropical plants (genus Terminalia), formerly much used by tanners and calico printers.
2. The weeping plum of the western Mediterranean region (Phyllanthus emblica).
3. The myrobalan plum of SW Asia (Prunus cerasifera), having a sweet, very juicy fruit. [<F <L myrobalanum <Gk. myrobalanos <myron juice, ointment + balanos nut]
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