myrobalan
/maɪˈrɒbələn/noun
1
- （亦作myrobalan plum）another term for CHERRY PLUM.
2
- a tropical tree of a characteristic pagoda shape, which yields a number of useful items including dye, timber, and medicinal products榄仁树。
2.1
- Genus Terminalia, family Combretaceae: several species, in particular T. chebula.榄仁树属, 使君子科：数种, 尤指诃子。
2.2
- （亦作myrobalan nut）the fruit of this tree, used especially for tanning leather榄仁树干果（尤用于鞣革）。
词源
late Middle English: from French myrobolan or Latin myrobalanum, from Greek murobalanos, from muron 'unguent' + balanos 'acorn'.