Indian mulberry

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English

Etymology

So named for being mulberry-like and found in India.

Noun

Indian mulberry (plural Indian mulberries)

a small tree of the madder family found from India to Australasia, characterized by shiny leaves, white flowers, and fleshy, yellowish fruit; Morinda citrifolia.

Translations

Morinda citrifolia

Balinese: tibah
Banjarese: bingkudu
Buginese: ᨅᨍ (baja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 橘叶鸡眼藤 (júyè jīyǎnténg), 橘葉雞眼藤／橘叶鸡眼藤
Dutch: Indische moerbei (nl) m or f
Hawaiian: noni
Indonesian: mengkudu (id)
Javanese: pacé (jv), kemudu, kudu (jv)
Madurese: kodhuk
Malay: mengkudu
Portuguese: morinda f
Punjabi: ਆਲ (pa) m (āla)
Sranan Tongo: didibri-apra
Sundanese: cangkudu
Tagalog: bangkoro
Telugu: తొగరు (te) (togaru)
Ternate: takome
Thai: ยอ (th) (yɔɔ)
Tongan: nonu

References

“Indian mulberry”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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