What is "morinda"

Morinda \Mo*rin"da\, n. (Bot.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.

n. (context botany English) Any of the genus ''Morinda'' of rubiaceous trees and shrubs.

Morinda is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus " mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and indica, meaning "of India".