A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America.

small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock

Myrobalan is a very popular tannin based mordant used throughout South East Asia.