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babul, babool Anglo-Ind.|bəˈbuːl, ˈbɑːbuːl|
[Hind. babūl, babūr, Pers. babūl.]
A thorny mimosa, Acacia arabica, common in parts of India.
1824Heber Narrative 12 Dec. (1828) I. 529 A formidable underwood of cactus and bâbool. 1849J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §852 A variety of Indian gum procured from A[cacia] arabica, is called Babul, or Babool-Gum; Babul⁓wood is used for tanning in Scinde. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 531 The barks of A[cacia] arabica and A. Catechu..are used extensively in India under the name of Babool. 1884Kipling Departm. Ditties (ed. 2, 1886) 51 In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul blooms. 1921Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Sept. 574/3 Babul seeds. |