chaulmoogra

[ chawl-moo-gruh ]
noun

  1. any of several trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (or Taraktogenos), of southeastern Asia, especially H. kurzii, the seeds of which yield chaulmoogra oil.

Origin of chaulmoogra

1
First recorded in 1805–15, chaulmoogra is from the Bengali word cālmugrā

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British Dictionary definitions for chaulmoogra

chaulmoogra

/ (tʃɔːlˈmuːɡrə) /

noun

  1. a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae

  2. oil from the seed of this tree, used in treating leprosy

  1. any of several similar or related trees

Origin of chaulmoogra

1
from Bengali cāulmugrā, from cāul rice + mugrā hemp

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