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

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 Beckwith, Martha Warren

The edge of the sterno-mastoid when exposed must be drawn outwards; the sterno-hyoid and thyroid inwards; the omohyoid upwards; the sheath opened, and the descendens noni or its branches drawn to the tracheal side.

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

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 Bell, Joseph

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 Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)