HYDNOCARPUS KURZII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydnocarpus kurzii mean? 

• HYDNOCARPUS KURZII (noun)
  The noun HYDNOCARPUS KURZII has 1 sense:

1. East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy

  Familiarity information: HYDNOCARPUS KURZII used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDNOCARPUS KURZII (noun)

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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 ("Hydnocarpus kurzii" 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 ("Hydnocarpus kurzii" is a member of...):

genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos (medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)