Indian mulberry

See also: al

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Indian mulberry (plural Indian mulberries)

1. 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
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• Indonesian: mengkudu (id)
• Javanese: pacé, kemudu, kudu (jv)
• Madurese: kodhuk
• Malay: mengkudu
• Portuguese: morinda f
• Sundanese: cangkudu
• Ternate: takome
• Thai: ยอ (th) (yɔɔ)
• Tongan: nonu

References

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