chaulmoogra

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Etymology

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From Bengali [script needed] (cālmugrā).

Noun

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chaulmoogra (plural chaulmoogras)

  1. A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.

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