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‖ poonga-oil|ˈpuːŋgəɔɪl|
[f. Tamil punga or Malayal(an) pungam, name of the plant.]
A dark-yellow oil expressed from the seeds of the kurung, Pongamia glabra, and used in India as lamp-oil and as a remedy in skin-diseases; Kurung oil.
1866Treas. Bot. 919/1 In India an oil, called Kurunj, or Poonga oil, is expressed from the seeds. 1890Billings Med. Dict. II. 370/2 Poonga oil is in high repute in India as an application for scabies and other skin diseases. |