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margosa
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Margosa
(gcide) | Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia Azadirachta) found
in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable
oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes
from its trunk. The Melia Azedarach is a much more showy
tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where
it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or {bead
tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
[1913 Webster]
The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
[1913 Webster] Margravate |
margosa
(wn) | margosa
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth,
Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta] |
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