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emblic

emblic noun: the fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery).

emblic: the fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a...
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Noun

emblic (plural emblics)

  1. The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)

Synonyms of emblic

Forms of emblic

pluralemblics

Origin of emblic

From Medieval Latin emblicus, from Arabic أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of amla.

Words formed from emblic

  • emblic myrobalan

Questions about emblic

What does emblic mean?
Emblic means the fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery).
What part of speech is emblic?
Emblic is a noun.
What is the plural of emblic?
The plural of emblic is emblics.

Words near emblic in the dictionary

  1. emblemology
  2. emblems
  3. Embleton
  4. Embley
  5. Embleys
  6. emblic
  7. emblica
  8. emblicanin
  9. emblics
  10. emblind
  11. emblinds

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