amla

Borrowed from Gujarati આમળાં (āmaḷā̃), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic.

amla (plural amlas)

1. Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.

   Synonyms: Indian gooseberry, emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree

   • 2007 August 26, Katherine Russell Rich, “Go Suck on a Topaz”, in New York Times‎:

     Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner.

2. the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

   Synonym: emblic

• Phyllanthus emblica L. on India Biodiversity Portal
• Phyllanthus emblica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Alam, Alma, Amal, alma, laam, lama