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aal en · NOUN

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”).

Meanings

1. The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
2. A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.

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Synonyms

Morinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry, noni) · Morinda tinctoria (Indian mulberry, noni)