chaulmoogra
[ chawl-moo-gruh ]
/ tʃɔlˈmu grə /
noun
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
First recorded in 1805–15,
chaulmoogra is from the Bengali word
cālmugrā
Words nearby chaulmoogra
chaucerian,
chaudfroid,
chauffer,
chauffeur,
chauffeuse,
chaulmoogra,
chaulmoogra oil,
chaumont,
chauncey,
chaunt,
chausses
Example sentences from the Web for chaulmoogra
Chaulmoogra oil and gurjun oil internally and externally are in some instances of service.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin |Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
/ (tʃɔːlˈmuːɡrə) /
noun
a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
oil from the seed of this tree, used in treating leprosy
any of several similar or related trees
Word Origin for chaulmoogra
from Bengali
cāulmugrā, from
cāul rice +
mugrā hemp