myrobalan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
myrobalan
    n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
         {cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus
         cerasifera}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Myrobalan \My*rob"a*lan\, Myrobolan \My*rob"o*lan\, n. [L.
   myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was
   made, Gr. myroba`lanos; my`ron any sweet juice distilling
   from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + ba`lanos an
   acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.]
   A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains
   tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly
   used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by
   various species of {Terminalia} of the East Indies, and of
   {Spondias} of South America.
   [1913 Webster]
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