CHAULMOOGRA


Meaning of CHAULMOOGRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ chȯl-ˈmü-grə ]

noun

Etymology: Bengali cālmugrā

Date: circa 1815

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

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