单词 | moringa |
释义 | Moringan. A small genus of deciduous trees constituting the dicotyledonous family Moringaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics; (also moringa) a tree of this genus, esp. the ben nut tree or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.Valid publication of the genus name: M. Adanson Familles des Plantes (1763) II. 318. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > ben-nut > ben-nut tree murunga1681 Moringa1693 horseradish tree1859 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 688 Here are also..the Moringa, with several curious Alcea's and Colutea's. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Moringa, in botany, the name by which some authors call the tree which produces the ben nut. 1807 J. Cordiner Desc. Ceylon I. 219 Maroongaye, or moringa is a tree which grows to the size of a mountain-ash, with very small pinnated leaves, and a yellow blossom. Its root and bark possess the flavour and pungency of horseradish, and are used in the same manner. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 531 The Moringa or Ben-Nut Order. 1955 Sci. Monthly June 373 (table) Common name of plant... Moringa (horse-radish tree). 1981 E. S. Ayensu Medicinal Plants W. Indies 129 Moringa oleifera Lam., horseradish tree, ben nut tree, moringa... Bark steeped in alcohol as counter-irritant in pains, headache. 1992 Biol. Conservation 63 9 Moringa, which is a rare species, was the most sensitive to ibex browsing, and had a low rate of regeneration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1693 |
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