Moringa \Mo*rin"ga\, prop. n. [Malayam murunggi.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One
species ({Moringa pterygosperma}) is the horse-radish tree,
and its seeds, as well as those of {Moringa aptera}, are
known in commerce as {ben} or {ben nuts}, and yield the oil
called {oil of ben}.
[1913 Webster]