What does "ben" mean?

Ben: The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]
  2. 3.The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.]
  3. 4.An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obs.]
  4. 5.A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).

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