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  Myrmidon myrobalan plum  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
myrobalan
 
SYLLABICATION:my·rob·a·lan
PRONUNCIATION:  m-rb-ln, m-
NOUN:1. See cherry plum. 2. See Indian almond. 3. The fruit of either of these plants.
ETYMOLOGY:Obsolete French mirobolan, from Latin myrobalanum, fragrant oil from seeds of the horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera), from Greek murobalanos : muron, perfume + balanos, acorn.
 
 
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