gynocardia oil

noun

gyno·​car·​dia oil

1

: a pale yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of an East Indian tree (Gynocardia odorata) of the family Flacourtiaceae

2

: chaulmoogra oil

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Gynocardia, genus of plants from which it is obtained, from gyn- + Greek kardia heart

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