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单词 myrobalan
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
my•rob•a•lan  (mī robə lən, mi-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
  2. Plant BiologySee cherry plum. 
  • Greek myrobálanos kind of fruit, equivalent. to mýro(n) balsam + bálanos acorn
  • Latin myrobalanum
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
myrobalan /maɪˈrɒbələn mɪ-/ n
  1. the dried plumlike fruit of various tropical trees of the genus Terminalia, used in dyeing, tanning, ink, and medicine
  2. a dye extracted from this fruit
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek murobalanos, from muron ointment + balanos acorn
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