German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin myrobalanus f, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmyrobaˈlaːnə/
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Noun

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Myrobalane f (genitive Myrobalane, plural Myrobalanen)

  1. myrobalan, any of the three myrobalans and further the whole genus Terminalia and any tree of any species in it
  2. cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera)
    Synonym: Kirschpflaume

Usage notes

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The plum is hardly available or cultivated and unknown to Germans nowadays.

Declension

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