myrobalan C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /maɪˈrɑbələn/ UK /maɪˈrɒbələn/ See IPA manual Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the dried astringent fruit... plum Etymology AI details From Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek myrobalanos, a compound of myron ('perfumed oil, unguent') and balanos ('acorn, date'). myrobalanos Ancient Greek myron Ancient Greek balanos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # myrobalan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /maɪˈrɑbələn/ **IPA (UK):** /maɪˈrɒbələn/ ## Meanings 1. the dried astringent fruit of certain Asian trees, used in tanning and medicine ## Examples - Traditional dyers used myrobalan to fix color into the cotton cloth. ## Synonyms - plum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: myrobalanos - Root: myron - Root: balanos ## Etymology From Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek myrobalanos, a compound of myron ('perfumed oil, unguent') and balanos ('acorn, date'). ## AI Etymology Myrobalan comes from Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek myrobalanos, a compound of myron ('perfumed oil, unguent') and balanos ('acorn, date'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek myrobalanos, Ancient Greek myron, Ancient Greek balanos. Its current noun use means "the dried astringent fruit of certain Asian trees, used in tanning and medicine". ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown