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chaulmugra

/tʃɔːlˈmuːɡrə/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa a árvore chaulmugra (Hydnocarpus), originária do Leste da Índia, cujas sementes oleaginosas produzem o óleo de chaulmugra, historicamente usado no tratamento da hanseníase.

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noun

/tʃɔːlˈmuːɡrə/C2formalmedical
  • ptSubstantivo que designa a árvore chaulmugra (Hydnocarpus), originária do Leste da Índia, cujas sementes oleaginosas produzem o óleo de chaulmugra, historicamente usado no tratamento da hanseníase.

A noun referring to an East Indian tree whose oily seeds are used to produce chaulmoogra oil, historically employed in the treatment of leprosy.

  1. Tropical treeC2formalscientific

    An East Indian tree (Hydnocarpus wightiana) whose seeds yield chaulmoogra oil, historically used in the treatment of leprosy.

    ptÁrvore tropical

    • The chaulmugra tree is native to parts of India and Southeast Asia.
    • Chaulmoogra oil, extracted from chaulmugra seeds, was a primary treatment for leprosy before modern antibiotics.
    • Researchers studied the medicinal properties of the chaulmugra tree.

    Sinônimoschaulmoogra