different between terminalia vs myrobalan

English

Noun

terminalia pl (plural only)

1. (entomology) The hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.

Synonyms

• postabdomen
• hypopygium

Anagrams

• laminarite

Latin

Adjective

termin?lia

1. nominative neuter plural of termin?lis
2. accusative neuter plural of termin?lis
3. vocative neuter plural of termin?lis

References

• terminalia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• terminalia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• terminalia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

English

Alternative forms

• myrobalun, myrabolam, myrobolan, myrobolane [17th c.]

Etymology

From Middle French mirabolan, and its source, Latin myrobalanum (“ben nut”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ??????????? (murobálanos), from ????? (múron) + ??????? (bálanos, “acorn; date”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m?????b?l?n/

Noun

myrobalan (plural myrobalans)

1. 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.

Translations

Derived terms

• myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera)
• emblic myrobalan (Phyllanthus emblica)
• bastard myrobalan, beleric myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica)
• chebulic myrobalan, yellow myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
• Arjun myrobalan (Terminalia arjuna)