myrobalan
n. நெல்லிக்காய், தோல்பதனிடல்-சாயம் ஆகிய வகைகளில் பயன்படும் காரத்துவர்ப்பான கனிவகை.
My*rob"a*lan, My*rob"o*lan, n. Etym: [L. myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. myrobolan.] Defn: 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.