myrobalan/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/EtymologyFrom Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).myrobalan means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounA plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.“turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].”