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Moringa oleifera Lam. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family	Moringaceae
Identified with (Skt)	śigru, śobhāñjana
Identified with (Hin)	sahijan, munaganā
Identified with (Tam)	muruṅkai
Identified with (Mal)	muriṅṅa
Identified with (Eng)	Horse-radish tree, Drumstick tree
Search occurrence	śigru, śobhāñjana, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1071) śigru, m. (of unknown derivation) Moringa Pterygosperma (a kind of horse-radish = śobhāñjana; the root and leaves and flowers are eaten), Yājñ.; Suśr. &c.; N. of a man g. bidādi; pl. N. of a people, RV.; n. the seed of the above tree, Kauś.; Car.; any potherb or vegetable, L. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1092) śobhāñjana, m. Moringa Pterygosperma (its leaves, flowers and root are edible and are used medicinally = śigru, q.v.), MBh.; Suśr.; Bhpr.

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