belleric, beleric, a. and n.
(bɪˈlɛrɪk)
[a. F. belléric, more correctly belliric, ad. (ultimately) Arab. balīlaj, f. Pers. balīlah.]
The astringent fruit of Terminalia Bellerica, also called Bastard Myrobalan, imported from India for the use of calico-printers, and used for the production of a permanent black.
| 1757 Parsons in Phil. Trans. L. 403 Distinguished..by its round figure; and called the belleric Myrobalan. 1808 Colebrooke Dict. Sanscr. 90 Beleric Myrobalan. 1858 R. Hogg Veg. K. 635 The Belleric is..the size of a nutmeg and very astringent. |