Noun: chaulmoogra tree
- East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
"Before modern antibiotics, chaulmoogra tree oil was a primary treatment for leprosy";
- chaulmoogra, chaulmugra, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii
Derived forms: chaulmoogra trees
Type of: tree
Part of: genus Hydnocarpus, genus Taraktagenos, genus Taraktogenos, Hydnocarpus, Taraktagenos, Taraktogenos
Encyclopedia: Chaulmoogra tree