chaulmoogra

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Etymology

From Bengali চালমুগরা (calmugra).

Noun

chaulmoogra (plural chaulmoogras)

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

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