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chaulmoogra

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chaul⋅moo⋅gra

  [chawl-moo-gruh]
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–noun
any of several trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (or Taraktogenos), of southeastern Asia, esp. H. kurzii, the seeds of which yield chaulmoogra oil.
Origin:
1805–15; < Bengali cālmugrā
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chaul·moo·gra   (chôl-mōō'grə)   
n.  Any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Hydnocarpus, whose seeds contain an oil formerly used to treat skin lesions caused by leprosy and other diseases.

[Bengali cāulmugrā.]
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Main Entry: chaul·moo·gra
Pronunciation: chol-'mü-gr&
Function: noun
: any of several East Indian trees (family Flacourtiaceae) thatyield chaulmoogra oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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