myrobalan
UK/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/
myrobalan noun: a plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
Noun
myrobalan (plural myrobalans)
- A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
- turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180
myrobalan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
myrobalan in Hindi
- myrobalan
- हरड़ haraṛ
myrobalan in Tamil
- Myrobalan
- பிறதெமம் piṟatemam
myrobalan in Urdu
- آملہ, آونلہ
myrobalan in Bengali
- হরীতকি, আমলকী, বয়ড়া
More languagesFewer languages
- myrobalan in Gujarati
- હરડે harḍe
- myrobalan in Sanskrit
- वृष vṛ́ṣa, वज्र vájra
- myrobalan in Persian
- هلیله halile
Forms of myrobalan
| plural | myrobalans |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | mirabolan |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mirobalan |
| alternative form (obsolete) | myrobalun |
| alternative form (obsolete) | myrabolam |
| alternative form (obsolete) | myrobolan |
| alternative form (obsolete) | myrobolane |
Origin of myrobalan
From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).
Words formed from myrobalan
- Arjun myrobalan
- bastard myrobalan
- beleric myrobalan
- belleric myrobalan
- chebulic myrobalan
- yellow myrobalan
- emblic myrobalan
- myrobalan plum
Phrases with myrobalan
Questions about myrobalan
- What does myrobalan mean?
- Myrobalan means a plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
- What is myrobalan in Hindi?
- Myrobalan in Hindi is हरड़ (haraṛ). See Myrobalan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is myrobalan?
- Myrobalan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce myrobalan?
- Myrobalan is pronounced /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of myrobalan?
- The plural of myrobalan is myrobalans.
Words near myrobalan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: myrobalan (page history and authors); हरड़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); பிறதெமம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); myrobalan (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); myrobalan (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वज्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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