MYROBOLAN
\mˈa͡ɪɹəbˌɒlan], \mˈaɪɹəbˌɒlan], \m_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_b_ˌɒ_l_a_n]\
Definitions of MYROBOLAN
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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