"moringa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/ Forms: moringas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Moringa, probably from Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mul|Moringa}} Borrowed from translingual Moringa, {{der|en|ml|മുരിങ്ങ}} Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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 Derived forms: moringic acid Translations (tree of the genus Moringa): ሽፈራው (šəfäraw) (Amharic), ሞሪንጋ (moringa) (english: more taxonomic) (Amharic), सजुवन (sajuvan) (Bhojpuri), моринга (moringa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဒန့်သလွန် (dan.sa.lwan) (Burmese), kalunggay (Central Bikol), މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި (muraⁿga toḷi) (Dhivehi), moringa [masculine] (French), सहजन (sahjan) [masculine] (Hindi), moringa (Hungarian), 모링가 (moringga) (Korean), moringa [feminine] (Latin), सोहजन (sōhᵊjan) (Maithili), മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa) (Malayalam), moringa [feminine] (Polish), moringa [feminine] (Portuguese), мори́нга (morínga) [feminine] (Russian), moringa [feminine] (Spanish), malunggay (Tagalog), முருங்கை (muruṅkai) (Tamil), มะรุม (má-rum) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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