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Meaning of myrobalan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Myrobalane
Español mirobálano

Examples

“turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].”
“Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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