Myr'ōb'a-lān or Myr'ōb'o-lān, n.

n. [Fr. myrobolan, myrobolan, Sp. mirobolano, mirobolano, mirobolano, It. mirobolano, mirobolano, Lat. myrobalanum, Gr. μυροβάλανος, from μύρον, any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil, and βάλανος, an acorn or any similar fruit.] A dried fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but now chiefly in tanning and dyeing. It is produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America.