myrobalan

[ mahy-rob-uh-luh n, mi- ]

/ maɪˈrɒb ə lən, mɪ- /

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

Origin of myrobalan

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

They were brimful of myrobalan, bdellium, saffron, and violets.

Salammbo |Gustave Flaubert
In all the old books it is said that dwarf plum trees are secured by working on Myrobalan stocks.

Dwarf Fruit Trees |F. A. Waugh
Hedges of damsons or the myrobalan (the cherry plum) serve as shelters from the wind and grow rapidly.

The Book of Pears and Plums |Edward Bartrum
The quality of myrobalan nuts varies in different districts, the best being Bhimlies and Jubbalpores.

Leather |K. J. Adcock

This is simply because the Myrobalan stock is commoner and cheaper.

Dwarf Fruit Trees |F. A. Waugh

myrobalan

/ (maɪˈrɒbələn, mɪ-) /

the dried plumlike fruit of various tropical trees of the genus Terminalia, used in dyeing, tanning, ink, and medicine

a dye extracted from this fruit

another name for cherry plum

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