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Definition of babool : Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.

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• H. E. Barnes says in his 'Birds of Bombay: '-" In Sind they breed during May and June, always choosing babool trees, placing the nest in a stoutish fork near the top; they are composed at the bottom of thorny twigs, which form a sort of foundation upon which the true nest is built; the latter consists of fine twigs lined with grass- roots; the nest is frequently of large size." - "The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1", Allan O. Hume.
• But it is very abundant on the arid plains of Berar, breeding in the low babool- bushes, where large numbers of its eggs are destroyed by lizards. - "The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1", Allan O. Hume.
• It consisted of a neat little cup composed of dry grass smeared all over exteriorly with cobwebs, and fixed in a fork of one of the outer branches of a large babool- tree about 10 feet from the ground. - "The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1", Allan O. Hume.