Jambool

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jambool \Jam"bool\, Jambul \Jam"bul\, n. [Hind. jamb[=u],
     jamb[=u]l, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr.
     jambu, jamb[=u].]
     The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds,
     formerly used as a remedy for diabetes.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]