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noun
Any shrub of two species of milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:
Calotropis gigantea (crown flower, giant milkweed)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any shrub of two species of milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:
Calotropis procera (apple of Sodom)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Hindi मदार (madār).
