Emblic
/ˈɛm.blɪk/noun
A small tropical tree or its sour, medicinal fruit, the Indian gooseberry.
Did you know?Emblic was historically associated with the myrobalans, a group of powerful medicinal fruits prized in South Asian and medieval Islamic pharmacology.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
āmalakī
“The Indian gooseberry tree or fruit.”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
amlaj
“The emblic or Indian gooseberry, transmitted through medical and commercial writing.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
emblica
“The emblic tree or fruit, used in botanical and medicinal texts.”
Middle English
English
emblic
“The Indian gooseberry or its fruit.”
17th Century
English
emblic
“A name for the tree and fruit also called emblic myrobalan.”
Modern English
English
emblic
“A tree or fruit of Phyllanthus emblica, commonly called amla.”