chaulmoogra

chaulmoogra
[tʃɔːlˈmuːgrə]
noun
  1. a tropical Asian evergreen tree with narrow leathery leaves and oil-rich seeds
    大风子
  2. 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
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Bengali cāul-mugrā
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