gorli oil

noun

gor·​li oil

-li-

: a fatty oil obtained from the seeds of African trees of a genus (Caloncoba) of the family Flacourtiaceae and similar in composition to chaulmoogra oil

Word History

Etymology

gorli from native name in Africa

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