| jamb | 1. The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. 2. <chemical> Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. Origin: Prov. E. Jaumb, jaum, F. Jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| jambolana | <botany> A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit. Origin: Cf. Pg. Jambol<atil/o a kind of tropical fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |