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Babul — (बाबुल pronounced baabul) is an old Hindi term for father indicating a daughter s affection.The term is now mainly used in the context of a newly married daughter leaving her father s home in many Hindi songs.In the India, the conclusion of a… … Wikipedia
Babul — Ba*bul , Babool Ba*bool , n. [See {Bablah}.] (Bot.) Any one of several species of {Acacia}, esp. {Acacia Arabica}, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic. [1913 Webster] In place of Putney s golden gorse The sickly babul… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
babul — [bä bo͞ol′, bä′bo͞ol΄] n. [Anglo Ind < Hindi babūl, babūr] any of several trees (genus Acacia) of the mimosa family, found in N Africa and parts of Asia, that furnish gum arabic, tannin, and wood for carving … English World dictionary
Babul — Babul, s. Bablah … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Babul — [persisch] das, s, Bạblah, Bezeichnung für die gerbstoffhaltigen Hülsen und Rinden verschiedener Akazien, besonders des Babulbaumes (Acacia nilotica) … Universal-Lexikon
babul — s. m. Acácia arábica … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
babul — /baˈbul/ (say bah boohl), /ˈbabul/ (say bahboohl) noun 1. any of several trees of the genus Acacia, which yield a gum, especially A. arabica of India, a prickly evergreen tree with yellow flowers. 2. the gum, pods, or bark of such a tree. {Hindi… …
babul — noun Etymology: Persian babūl Date: 1780 an acacia tree (Acacia nilotica syn. A. arabica) widespread in India and northern Africa that yields gum arabic and tannins as well as fodder and timber … New Collegiate Dictionary
babul — ba•bul [[t]bəˈbul, ˈbɑ bul[/t]] n. pln an acacia tree, Acacia nilotica, of tropical Africa, that yields gum arabic, tannin, and a hard wood • Etymology: 1815–25; orig., a S Asian subspecies < Hindi babūl < Pers … From formal English to slang
Babul (disambiguation) — Babul may refer to: * Babool: Acacia nilotica indica , an acacia native to India, Pakistan, and Africa. * Babul (Baabul): an archaic Hindi word for father used in songs. For example ** Babul (1950 film) mdash; the 1950 Hindi film starring Dilip… … Wikipedia
