Moringa
See also: moringa
Translingual
Etymology
From Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai)[1], the name for Moringa oleifera.
Proper noun
Moringa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moringaceae – the moringa trees.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Moringaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Moringa oleifera - type species; Moringa pterygosperma - selected other species
References
Moringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Moringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Moringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Moringa at Tropicos
- Moringa at The Plant List
- 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.