BABOOLS

Noun

babools

plural of babool

Source: Wiktionary


BABOOL

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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