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emblic

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin emblicus, from Arabic أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of amla.