chaul·moo·gra (chôl-m  gr )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 c  ulmugr.] |
chaulmoogra [tʃɔːlˈmuːgrə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) oil from the seed of this tree, used in treating leprosy
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar or related trees
[from Bengali cāulmugrā, from cāul rice + mugrā hemp]
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| Noun | 1. |  chaulmoogra - East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosygenus Hydnocarpus, genus Taraktagenos, genus Taraktogenos, Hydnocarpus, Taraktagenos, Taraktogenos - medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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