🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Noni

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈnoːni/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Noni/ˈnoʊ.ni/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Noni-Saft wird oft als Nahrungsergänzungsmittel verkauft."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small evergreen shrub or tree (Morinda citrifolia) native to Southeast Asia and Australasia, bearing pungent, yellowish-white fruit.

    "Traditional Polynesian cultures utilized various parts of the noni plant for dyeing and herbal remedies."
  2. 2

    The yellowish, strong-smelling fruit of this plant, or juice extracted from it, often consumed as a dietary supplement.

    "She drinks a small glass of noni juice every morning for its purported health benefits."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Tahitian word 'nōnī', referring to the shrub Morinda citrifolia native to Southeast Asia and Australasia. The term was adopted into international botanical and commercial nomenclature in the late 20th century as the fruit and its juice gained global popularity for purported health benefits.

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