chaulmoogra
/tʃɔːlˈmuːgrə/noun
1- a tropical Asian evergreen tree with narrow leathery leaves and oil-rich seeds大风子。
1.1
- Genus Hydnocarpus, family Flacourtiaceae: several species, in particular H. kurzii, the main source of the oil.大风子属, 大风子科：数种, 尤指海南大风子, 为制作大风子油的主要原料。
1.2
- （亦作chaulmoogra oil）[mass noun] the oil obtained from the seeds of this tree. It is used medically and as a preservative, and was formerly widely used in the treatment of leprosy.大风子油。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Bengali cāul-mugrā.