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Moringa
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Mo`rin´ga
prop. n.1.(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.


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Moringa, or Moringa oleifera, is a vegetable tree belonging to the family Moringaceae, and is found across the globe.
A Moringa oleifera Lam (Figura 1) pertence a familia Moringaceae, que e composta apenas de um genero (Moringa) e 14 especies.
 
 
 
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