CHAULMOOGRA


Meaning of CHAULMOOGRA in English

noun

also chaul·mu·gra chȯlˈmügrə ; or chaul·mau·gra -mȯ-

( -s )

Etymology: Bengali cāulmugrā, cālmugrā, from cāul, cāl rice + mugrā bowstring hemp ( Sansevieria zeylanica )

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

a. : a large-fruited tree ( Taraktogenos kurzii )

b. : any of several trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (especially H. anthelminticus and H. wightiana )

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