jambool

Jambool

Jam"bool\, Jambul \Jam"bul\, n. [Hind. jamb[=u], jamb[=u]l, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jamb[=u].] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, used as a remedy for diabetes.
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