noni

British  

/ ˈnəʊnɪ /

noun

1. a tree, Morinda citrifolia , native to SE Asia and the Pacific islands, juice from the fruit of which is marketed as a health supplement

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Etymology

Origin of noni

Hawaiian

Example Sentences

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noni

But, then again, the noni, an Asian fruit nicknamed the “vomit fruit,” is one of the displays.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2018

The subsequent papal decrees, to the pontificate of Gregory IX, were published in much the same method under the auspices of that pope, about the year 1230, in five books entitled decretalia Gregorii noni.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone

The descendens noni may possibly be seen, but this is by no means invariably the case, crossing the sheath of the vessel very gradually from without inwards in its progress down the neck.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell

Na denotes a, any, the, and is put to more general use than the corresponding nga in Sa'a; na is used with both singular and plural: na noni the body; na sasigamu your brethren.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

Now, the noni is the plant from which red dye is extracted; the allusion therefore is to Pélé's red eyes, and the goddess promptly resents the implication.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith