myrobalan

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the dried astringent fruit of certain Asian trees, used in tanning and medicine

   Traditional dyers used myrobalan to fix color into the cotton cloth.

From Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek myrobalanos, a compound of myron ('perfumed oil, unguent') and balanos ('acorn, date').

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