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Melia Azedarach
(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.
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The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
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Melia Azedarach
(gcide) | Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
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Melia azedarach
(gcide) | Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
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2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
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Melia azedarach
(gcide) | Bead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,
gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,
bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,
L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to
count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string
every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar
to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.]
1. A prayer. [Obs.]
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2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and
worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting
prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the
phrases to tell beads,
to be at one's beads,
to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
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3. Any small globular body; as,
(a) A bubble in spirits.
(b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of
midnight dew." --Wordsworth.
(c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking
aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to
take aim).
(d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the
section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be
continuous, or broken into short embossments.
(e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or
microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for
several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,
manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax
bead; the iron bead, etc.
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Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are
flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.
--Knight.
Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which
consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to
resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.]
Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to
make beads or beading.
Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best
known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue
flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are
poisonous.
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melia azedarach
(wn) | Melia azedarach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry,
chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, {pride-
of-India}, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
Melia azedarach] |
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Melia Azedarach
(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] MargravateNeem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
[1913 Webster]Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
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2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
[1913 Webster] AzerbaidzhanBead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,
gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,
bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,
L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to
count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string
every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar
to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.]
1. A prayer. [Obs.]
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2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and
worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting
prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the
phrases to tell beads,
to be at one's beads,
to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any small globular body; as,
(a) A bubble in spirits.
(b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of
midnight dew." --Wordsworth.
(c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking
aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to
take aim).
(d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the
section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be
continuous, or broken into short embossments.
(e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or
microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for
several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,
manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax
bead; the iron bead, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are
flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.
--Knight.
Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which
consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to
resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.]
Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to
make beads or beading.
Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best
known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue
flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are
poisonous.
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Melia azedarach
(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] MargravateNeem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
[1913 Webster]Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
[1913 Webster] AzerbaidzhanBead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,
gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,
bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,
L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to
count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string
every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar
to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.]
1. A prayer. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and
worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting
prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the
phrases to tell beads,
to be at one's beads,
to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any small globular body; as,
(a) A bubble in spirits.
(b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of
midnight dew." --Wordsworth.
(c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking
aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to
take aim).
(d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the
section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be
continuous, or broken into short embossments.
(e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or
microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for
several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,
manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax
bead; the iron bead, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are
flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.
--Knight.
Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which
consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to
resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.]
Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to
make beads or beading.
Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best
known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue
flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are
poisonous.
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