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CHAULMOOGRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chaulmoogra mean?
• CHAULMOOGRA (noun)
The noun CHAULMOOGRA has 1 sense:
1. East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
Familiarity information: CHAULMOOGRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
chaulmoogra; chaulmoogra tree; chaulmugra; Hydnocarpus kurzii; Taraktagenos kurzii; Taraktogenos kurzii
Hypernyms ("chaulmoogra" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("chaulmoogra" is a member of...):
genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos (medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)
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