a tropical Asian evergreen tree with narrow leathery leaves and oil-rich seeds 大风子
Genus Hydnocarpus, family Flacourtiaceae: several species, in particular H. kurzii, the main source of the oil 大风子属,大风子科:数种,尤指海南大风子,为制作大风子油的主要原料 ■(亦作 chaulmoogra oil)[mass noun]the oil obtained from the seeds of this tree. It is used medically and as a preservative, and was formerly widely used in the treatment of leprosy 大风子油