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 

• CHAULMOOGRA (noun)

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)