moringa

moringa

See also: Moringa

English

Etymology

Probably from Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai, “drumstick”), from the shape of the fruits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/

Noun

Moringa ovalifolia

moringa (plural moringas)

1. Any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.

Synonyms

• ben
• drumstick tree
• horseradish tree

Translations

tree of genus Moringa

Bhojpuri: सजुवन (sajuvan) Burmese: ဒန့်သလွန် (my) (dan.sa.lwan) Dhivehi: މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި‎ (muraⁿga toḷi) Hindi: सहजन (hi) m (sahjan) Maithili: सोहजन (sōhᵊjan) Portuguese: moringa (pt) f Tagalog: malunggay Tamil: முருங்கை (ta) (muruṅkai) Thai: มะรุม (má-rum)

References

• Moringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Moringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Moringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• roaming

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Portuguese

Noun

moringa f (plural moringas)

1. moringa (any tree of the genus Moringa)

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Spanish

Noun

moringa f (plural moringas)

1. moringa

Further reading

• “moringa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014