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moringa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Moringa, probably from Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ሽፈራው (šəfäraw) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Amharic: ሞሪንጋ (moringa) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Bhojpuri: सजुवन (sajuvan) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Central Bikol: kalunggay — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Bulgarian: моринга (moringa) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Burmese: ဒန့်သလွန် (dan.sa.lwan) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Dhivehi: މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި (muranga toḷi) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • French: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Hindi: सहजन (sahjan) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Hungarian: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Korean: 모링가 (moringga) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Latin: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Maithili: सोहजन (sōhəjan) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Malayalam: മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Polish: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Portuguese: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Russian: мори́нга (morínga) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Spanish: moringa — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Tagalog: malunggay — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Tamil: முருங்கை (muruṅkai) — tree of the genus Moringa
  • Thai: มะรุม (má-rum) — tree of the genus Moringa