a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
2.
oil from the seed of this tree, used in treating leprosy
3.
any of several similar or related trees
Word origin
from Bengali cāulmugrā, from cāul rice + mugrā hemp
chaulmoogra in American English
(tʃɔlˈmugrə)
noun
any of various SE Asian trees (genus Taraktogenos, family Bixaceae and genus Hydnocarpus, family Flacourtiaceae) whose seeds yield a nonvolatile oil, once commonly used to treat leprosy