chaulmoogra

noun chaul·moo·gra \chȯl-ˈmü-grə\

Definition of CHAULMOOGRA

: any of several East Indian trees (family Flacourtiaceae) that yield an acrid oil used especially formerly in treating leprosy and skin diseases

Bengali cālmugrā

First Known Use: circa 1815

Medical Dictionary

noun chaul·moo·gra \chȯl-ˈmü-grə\

: any of several East Indian trees (family Flacourtiaceae) that yield chaulmoogra oil

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