BABOOL

Noun

babool (plural babools)

Alternative form of babul

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*bul", Ba*bool", n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.)

Definition: Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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