ingan.

/ˈɪŋɡə/

Etymology: < ingá, engá, the name in a South American Indian language of Brazil (see quot. 1869 at main sense).

Botany.

A genus of plants allied to the Mimosa (N.O. Leguminosæ), consisting of large shrubs or trees, for the most part native to South America, with red, yellow, or white flowers and pinnate leaves.

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sensitive plant1640

shrinking shrub1640

humble plant1664

sensitive1707

touch-me-not1728

mimosa1731

inga tree1756

soldier-wood1823

inga1838

soldier-plant1864

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 476/2 Inga, a genus of plants..found in the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and America.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. xii. 172 The name Ingá or Engá is applied to Mimosas of various species, some bearing an edible legumen.

Compounds

inga bean n. a species of the genus Pithecolobium ( P. dulce), tribe Ingeæ.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > trees bearing other edible pods, etc.

pacay1604

nitta1799

bunya1843

kamachili1866

Manilla tamarind1866

inga bean1886

jicama1909

1886 A. H. Church Food-grains of India 173 Inga-bean, a middle sized tree belonging to the natural order Leguminosæ, suborder Mimoseæ.

inga tree n. a species of Inga ( I. vera).

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