Meanings
plural drumstick trees
- An economically useful tree, Moringa oleifera, probably native to India, but grown throughout the tropics.
Synonyms: ben, horseradish tree, moringa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn economically useful tree, Moringa oleifera, probably native to India, but grown throughout the tropics.
More synonyms by meaning
noundeciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
drumstick + tree. The immature pods are long and cylindrical like drumsticks
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan arbre de l'oli de ben
- arbre de l'oli de benMoringa oleifera
Chinese 辣木
- 辣木Moringa oleifera
Finnish ceyloninmoringa
- ceyloninmoringaMoringa oleifera
Hindi सहजन
- सहजन (sahjan)Moringa oleifera
Indonesian kelor
- kelorMoringa oleifera
Korean 모링가
- 모링가 (moringga)Moringa oleifera
Polish moringa olejodajna, drzewo chrzanowe
- moringa olejodajnaMoringa oleifera
- drzewo chrzanoweMoringa oleifera
Punjabi ਸੁਹਾਂਜਣਾ
- ਸੁਹਾਂਜਣਾ (suhāñjṇā)Moringa oleifera
Swahili mlonge
- mlongeMoringa oleifera
Tagalog malunggay
- malunggayMoringa oleifera
Tamil முருங்கை
- முருங்கை (muruṅkai)Moringa oleifera
Vietnamese chùm ngây
- chùm ngâyMoringa oleifera
Cite this entry
drumstick tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumstick%20tree
“drumstick tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumstick%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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