Wiktionary
chaulmoogra
n. A tree found in Southeast Asia, ''Hydnocarpus wightiana'', which yields an oil (chaulmoogra oil) which was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
WordNet
chaulmoogra
n. East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii]
Usage examples of "chaulmoogra".
A fatty oil is obtained by expression, known officially as Gynocardia oil in Britain, as Oleum Chaulmoograe in the U.