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Bablah


Bab′lah

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Noun.
[Cf. Per.
babūl
a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]
The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.

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bablah

bablah

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Noun

bablah (plural bablahs)

  1. The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia, especially Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.