emblic
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• noun
A small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to tropical and subtropical South Asia and Southeast Asia, known for its finely divided foliage and tart, edible berries.
"The botanical garden recently planted an emblic alongside other native medicinal trees from the Indian subcontinent."
The tart, spherical, greenish-yellow fruit of the emblic tree, widely utilized in South Asian cuisine, hair care products, and traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
"She purchased dried emblic from the herbalist to steep into a vitamin-rich tea."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin botanical specific epithet 'emblica' (as in Phyllanthus emblica), which traces back to the Arabic word 'amlaj', ultimately originating from the Sanskrit 'āmalaka'.
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