chaulmoogra
noun
chaul·moo·gra
chȯl-ˈmü-grə 
: any of several Asian trees (genus Hydnocarpus of the family Achariaceae) that yield an acrid oil used especially formerly in treating leprosy and skin diseases
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Western doctors struggled to use chaulmoogra effectively: Too often, oral doses caused nausea, while injections resulted in painful skin abscesses.
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Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
Gifted by King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand) in recognition of Ball’s trailblazing research, the chaulmoogra tree has stood on U.H. Mānoa’s campus since 1935.
—Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
Known as a chaulmoogra, the tree was planted in 1935 in honor of Ball’s groundbreaking research on Hansen’s disease, or leprosy.
—Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
Gifted by King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand) in recognition of Ball’s trailblazing research, the chaulmoogra tree has stood on U.H. Mānoa’s campus since 1935.
—Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
Known as a chaulmoogra, the tree was planted in 1935 in honor of Ball’s groundbreaking research on Hansen’s disease, or leprosy.
—Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
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chaulmoogra
noun
chaul·moo·gra
chȯl-ˈmü-grə
: any of several East Indian trees (family Flacourtiaceae) that yield chaulmoogra oil
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