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Webster 1913 Edition
Moringa
Mo-rin′ga
,p
rop.
Noun.
[Malayam
murunggi
.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (
Moringa pterygosperma
) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of Moringa aptera
, are known in commerce as ben
or ben nuts
, and yield the oil called oil of ben
. Webster 1828 Edition
Moringa
MORIN'GA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Moringa
Moringa
See also: moringa
Translingual
Proper noun
Moringa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moringaceae – the moringa trees.
References
- ↑ Olson, M. E. 2010. Moringaceae: Drumstick Family. Pp. 167-169 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 15+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 7.
