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[Eng., ., morind (in); suff. -one .] Chem.: A name given by Anderson to the yellowish-red crystals formed when morindin is heated in a close ve el. These crystals are now proved to be alizarin. mör-ine, s. [Lat. mor(us); Eng. suff. -ine.] Chem.: C12H10O6. A crystalline body obtained from the boiling aqueous extract of fustic. It forms yellow needle-shaped crystals, difficultly soluble in cold water, but very soluble in alcohol and ammonia. Sodium amalgam converts it into phloroglucin. bench; go, gem; thin, this; Morisco mor-I-něl, s. [Gr. moros=stupid, foolish.] The dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, from its supposed stupidity. mo-rin-gą, subst. [From muringo, the Malabar name of the plant.] Bot.: The typical genus of the order Moringacem (q.v.). The fruits are long, whip-like beans. The root of Moringa pterygosperma tastes like horseradish, and has a pungent odor. The leaves, flowers, and young seed-ve els are eaten by the natives of India in their curries. The seeds are the Ben nuts which furnish the Oil of Ben (q. v.). The plant is used by the Hindus as a stimulant and as a rubefacient. It is used by Indian calico-printers. The bark yields a coarse fiber from which mats, paper, or cordage may be prepared. M. apter a , a native of India, long naturalized in the West Indies, also yields ben-oil. The unripe fruits of M. con can ens is are eaten by the natives of India in their curries. mō-rin-gā-çě-se, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. moring (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ .] Bot .: Moringads; an order of Hypogynous Exogens, alliance Violales. It consists of trees with doubly or triply pinnate leaves, the leaflets of which easily drop off. The stipules are thin, deciduous and curled. The flowers, which are white, are irregular, in loose panicles. Sepals, five, petaloid, the petals five, unequal, the uppermost ascending. Stamens, eight or ten, arising from the top of a fleshy disc inside the calyx, four sometimes sterile; ovary stalked, superior, one-celled, with three parietal placente, ultimately becoming a pod-like capsule with many seeds; sometimes winged, buried in the fungous substance of the valves. Found in the East Indies and Arabia. One known genus with four species.