BABUL

Etymology

Noun

babul (plural babuls)

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

Synonyms

• kikar, prickly acacia

Anagrams

• bubal

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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