myrobalan

[ mahy-rob-uh-luhn, mi- ]

noun

1. the dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
2. cherry plum.

myrobalan

/ maɪˈrɒbələn; mɪ- /

noun

1. the dried plumlike fruit of various tropical trees of the genus Terminalia, used in dyeing, tanning, ink, and medicine
2. a dye extracted from this fruit
3. another name for cherry plum

Word History and Origins

Origin of myrobalan¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin myrobalanum < Greek myrobálanos kind of fruit, equivalent to mýro ( n ) balsam + bálanos acorn

Word History and Origins

Origin of myrobalan¹

C16: via Latin from Greek murobalanos, from muron ointment + balanos acorn

Example Sentences

Hornbeam, beech, myrobalan or cherry plum and blackthorn also have their advantages, hornbeam being proof against great exposure, blackthorn thriving on poor land and possessing great impenetrability and so on.

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This rule came into vogue at the time when only large growing Domestica plums were propagated in this country and the stocks used were mostly either "horse plums" or Myrobalan.

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When we think of dwarf trees, therefore, we expect to see something smaller than what will grow under ordinary circumstances on a Myrobalan root.

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The Americana plum, already mentioned, is a first-rate stock in nearly all respects except that it can not be bought so cheaply as the Myrobalan.

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The stock most used is the ordinary Myrobalan plum.

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