Relating to or resembling the belleric myrobalan, a tropical fruit tree and its medicinal fruit used in traditional medicine.
From the Sanskrit 'vibhitaka' or 'bibhitaka,' referring to the Phyllanthus emblica tree. The English term comes through Portuguese and Dutch traders who encountered these trees in India and brought knowledge of them to Europe.
The belleric myrobalan has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 5,000 years, making it one of those humble plant names that connects modern English directly to ancient medical traditions and the spice-trade era.
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