Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An East Indian tree, Eugenia Jambolana, with hard and durable wood and edible fruit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (
Calyptranthes Jambolana ), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Calyptranthes jambolana, a
myrtaceous tree of theWest Indies andtropical America withastringent bark andedible fruit .
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Scientific synonyms include Syzygium jambolanum, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana.
Archive 2009-06-01 photographerno1 2009
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(Eugenis jambolana) and haldu (Adina cardifolia) from green stage to 10 per cent moisture content for a thickness of 3.75 cm would require 17, 27 and 18 days respectively, while seasoning the same specimen under a shed in open air would need 35, 62 and 40 days (25).
3. Innovative technologies related to the increased utilization of low-energy building materials 1995
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(India, Sri Lanka 1, 2, 3) · Apply a decoction of 1 handful of Eugenia jambolana bark boiled in l liter of water.
Chapter 23 1994
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At the head of a grave they plant a bough of the _jamun_ tree (_Eugenia jambolana_) so that the departed spirit may dwell under this cool and shady tree in the other world or in his next birth.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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In the Philippines, its special habitat is the country around the Lake of Bay. liam-pó: A Chinese game of chance (?). lomboy: The jambolana, a small, blue fruit with a large stone.
The Social Cancer Jos�� Rizal 1878
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The trees planted were banyan, pîpal, mango, tamarind, and jâman (_Eugenia jambolana_).
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822
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Thus diabetics with less severe cases can be effectively treated with herbs, including the leaves of huckleberry or whortleberry leaf (Vacanium myrtillus), bean pods, cedar berries (Juniperus monospermum), jambul (Syzguym jambolana), onions (Allium cepa), and trillium root (T. pendulum), In Traditional Chinese Medicine, chronic diabetes is treated with a formula called “Liu wei” or “Rehmannia Six Combination”; this is the basis of formula number 67.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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