English
horseradish tree
From horseradish + tree.
A compound of horseradish + tree
Proto-Indo-European *dóru
Proto-Germanic *trewą
Proto-West Germanic *treu
Old English trēo ‘tree’
Middle English trau
English tree
The story
The scent and flavor of some parts resembles horseradish.
Today it means
noun An economically useful tree, Moringa oleifera, probably native to India, but grown throughout the tropics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / horseradish tree