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myrobalan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cherry plum, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plum, plum tree

History

Etymology

From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Myrobalane — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Ancient Greek: μυροβάλανος (murobálanos) — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Gujarati: હરડે (harḍe) — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Latin: myrobalanum — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Latin: myrobalanus — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Persian: هلیله (halile) — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia
  • Spanish: mirobálano — fruit from a tree of the genus Terminalia