Etymology

chaulmoogra

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Today it means: A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightianus, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy. Full definition →

Bengali চালমুগরা
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromচালমুগরা
  2. English todaychaulmoogra

From Bengali চালমুগরা (calmugra).

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