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Definition of Babool
1. babul [n -S] - See also: babul
Lexicographical Neighbors of Babool
Literary usage of Babool
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"Oum babool, an inferior gum, imported from Bengal. 7- Hast Indian Gum, a tolerably
good variety, imported from Bombay. 8. ..."
2. Dyeing and Calico Printing: Including an Account of the Most Recent by Frederick Crace Calvert, Charles Edward Groves, John Stenhouse (1876)
"... babool,or Neb-neb is the fruit of several species of acacia. The principal
varieties are East Indian ..."
3. The East Indian Gazetteer: Containing Particular Descriptions of the Empires by Walter Hamilton (1828)
"... doors. that bore marks of former cultivation, but now overspread with short
coarse grass and brier bushes, relieved at intervals by a tract of babool ..."
4. My year in an Indian fort by Guthrie, Katherine Blanche (1877)
"... Ja- mun—The Champai—The Cocoa-Nut Palm—The Soap-Nut Tree—Sandal-Wood Tree—Acacia
Arabica, or babool of India—The Golden ..."
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