Babul

//bəˈbuːl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

    "In place of Putney's golden gorse / The sickly babul blooms."

Synonyms

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bablahkikarkikarprickly acacia

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"In place of Putney's golden gorse / The sickly babul blooms."

Etymology

Borrowed both from French baboul and from Hindi बबूल (babūl, “babul tree”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वव्वोल (vavvola, “acacia”).

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south asia

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