Chaulmoogra Definition

chôl-mo͝ogrə
noun
Any of various SE Asian trees (genus Taraktogenos, family Bixaceae and genus Hydnocarpus, family Flacourtiaceae) whose seeds yield a nonvolatile oil, once commonly used to treat leprosy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Taraktagenos kurzii
  • Hydnocarpus kurzii
  • Taraktogenos kurzii
  • chaulmugra
  • chaulmoogra tree

Other Word Forms of Chaulmoogra

Noun

Singular:
chaulmoogra
Plural:
chaulmoogras

Origin of Chaulmoogra

  • Bengali cāulmugrā

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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ARAGRA

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