释义 |
‖ moodooga|muːˈduːgə| [a. Telegu moduga.] The East Indian tree Butea frondosa or monosperma; only attrib. in moodooga oil, a clear oil obtained from the seeds of this tree.
1866Treas. Bot. s.v. Butea, The seeds [of Butea frondosa] yield a small quantity of oil, called moodooga oil, which the native doctors consider to possess anthelmintic properties. 1887Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 5) 532. 1890 in Century Dict. 1891in Syd. Soc. Lex. |