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, eurosids II - 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.

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