I am on a major hunt for Botanical name of Indian spice...

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Question by Hemant
Submitted on 9/21/2003
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I am on a major hunt for Botanical name of Indian spice locally known as Maretti Moggu or Moggu or Marathi Moggu . I was told by our local agricultural University that it is Cappari Spinosa. But I am not convinced Can anyone help ?

Answer by Henriette Kress
Submitted on 10/13/2003
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A quick google shows that you seem to have found your answer elsewhere. Piper cubeba was it?

Answer by jonathan kandell
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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Yes, it is Cappari Spinosa, or capers, but in the immature bud stage and dried (like cloves), not the flowering bud stage nor pickled as Europeans and Americans use them. jk tucson az

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