emblic

noun

em·​blic

ˈemblik

plural -s

1

: an East Indian tree (Phyllanthus emblica) used with other myrobalans for tanning

2

: the fruit of emblic

called also Indian gooseberry

Word History

Etymology

New Latin emblica, from Arabic amlaj, from Persian āmlah

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