BABUL
- a North African tree [n BABULS]
- any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that yield a gum, esp. A. nilotica, of tropical Africa
- the gum, pods, or bark of such a tree
- 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