moringa
/mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/
moringa noun: any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.
Noun
moringa (plural moringas)
- Any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.
- Synonyms:
- ben, drumstick tree, horseradish tree
moringa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Sinhala
moringa in Hindi
- tree of the genus Moringa
- सहजन sahjan
moringa in Tamil
- tree of the genus Moringa
- முருங்கை muruṅkai
moringa in Malayalam
- tree of the genus Moringa
- മുരിങ്ങ muriṅṅa
moringa in Sinhala
- moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree
- මුරුංගා muruṁgā
More languagesFewer languages
- moringa in Tagalog
- malunggay
- moringa in Thai
- มะรุม má-rum
- moringa in Myanmar
- ဒန့်သလွန် dan.sa.lwan
- Dhivehi
- މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި muraⁿga toḷi
Synonyms of moringa
Forms of moringa
| plural | moringas |
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Origin of moringa
Borrowed from translingual Moringa, probably from Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa).
Words formed from moringa
Questions about moringa
- What does moringa mean?
- Moringa means any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.
- What is moringa in Hindi?
- Moringa in Hindi is सहजन (sahjan). See Moringa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is moringa?
- Moringa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce moringa?
- Moringa is pronounced /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/.
- What is the plural of moringa?
- The plural of moringa is moringas.
Words near moringa in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: moringa (page history and authors); මුරුංගා (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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