my·rob·a·lan 
(mī-rŏbə-lən, mə-)
(mī-rŏbə-lən, mə-)n.
1. See cherry plum.
2. A tree (Terminalia chebula) of South Asia, whose fruits are used for tanning leather and in Ayurvedic medicine.
3. Any of various other Asian trees with astringent fruits, including Indian gooseberry.
[Obsolete French mirobolan, from Latin myrobalanum, fragrant oil from seeds of the horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera), from Greek murobalanos : muron, perfume; see MYRISTIC ACID + balanos, acorn.]