E. Ind. [Hindī kurung, Marhātī kurunj:—Skr. kurunja.] A tree, Pongamia glabra, N.O. Leguminosæ, widely diffused from India to China and N. Australia; its seeds yield Kurung oil, much used in India for illuminating purposes.
1866. Treas. Bot., 919/1. In India, an oil, called Kurunj, Poonga oil, is expressed from the seeds.
1883–4. Med. Annual, 48/1. Kurung Oil is obtained from the seeds of a leguminous tree common in most parts of India.
