chaulmoogra

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/tʃɔːlˈmuːɡɹə/

noun

A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightianus, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.

Similar
chaulmoogra treechaulmugraHydnocarpus kurziiTaraktagenos kurziiTaraktogenos kurzii
OriginBengali চালমুগরা →
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Meanings

nounchaulmoogra (plural chaulmoogras)

plural chaulmoogras · alternative chaulmugra

  1. A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightianus, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEast Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy

Similar
chaulmoogra treechaulmugraHydnocarpus kurziiTaraktagenos kurziiTaraktogenos kurzii
Broader
tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Bengaliচালমুগরা
  2. Englishchaulmoogra

From Bengali চালমুগরা (calmugra).

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APA

chaulmoogra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaulmoogra

MLA

“chaulmoogra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaulmoogra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaulmoogra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaulmoogra.

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