CHAULMOOGRA

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

chaulmoogra; chaulmoogra tree; chaulmugra; Hydnocarpus kurzii; Taraktagenos kurzii; Taraktogenos kurzii

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chaulmoogra" 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 ("chaulmoogra" is a member of...):

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

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