| mudar | <botany> Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (Calotropis gigantea, and C. Procera), which furnish a strong and valuable fibre. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally. Origin: Hind. Madar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mudarin | <chemistry> A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic action, extracted from the root of the mudar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |