Found 2 items, similar to Melia Azadirachta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Melia Azadirachta Melia Azadirachta n : 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Melia Azadirachta 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] Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[=i]m.] (Bot.) An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and Melia Azedarach . See Margosa. [1913 Webster]