English Explanatory Dictionary

emblic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)

Word forms

emblic emblics

Etymology

From Medieval Latin emblicus, from Arabic أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of amla.

Synonyms

amla Indian gooseberry

Derived words

emblic myrobalan
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