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noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightianus, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
History
From Bengali চালমুগরা (calmugra).
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