mudar

Any shrub of two species of milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:

Noun

  1. Any shrub of two species of milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:

    1. Calotropis gigantea (crown flower, giant milkweed)

    2. Calotropis procera (apple of Sodom)

Origin

Etymology tree Hindi मदार (madār)bor. English mudar Borrowed from Hindi मदार (madār).

Forms

madar

Synonyms

crown flower yercum madar French cotton calotropis rubber bush apple of Sodom king's crown roostertree

Derived

mudarin