Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An evergreen shrub or small tree (Morinda citrifolia) native to Southeast Asia and Australia and widely cultivated in the tropics, traditionally valued for medicinal purposes and as a source of dye.
  • noun The soft, yellowish-white, strong-smelling fruit of this plant, often processed into juice or powder for use as a dietary supplement.

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  • noun The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia
  • noun The fruit of Morinda citrifolia, or a juice made from this fruit that is supposed to have healthful qualities

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hawaiian; akin to Tahitian, nono and Samoan nonu all ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *nonu.]

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From Hawaiian noni

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