Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The winged seed of the horseradish-tree, Moringa pterygosperma, yielding oil of ben, or ben-oil. See
horseradish-tree .
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There are several varieties, differing chiefly in the size of the nut, from the diminutive ben-nut, to the large or double French sort.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 281, November 3, 1827 Various
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