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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

amlaamlaindian gooseberry

Etymology

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

Related phrases

emblic myrobalanindian gooseberryphyllanthus emblica

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