Found 2 items, similar to Margosa.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: margosa
margosa
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,
arishth,
Azadirachta indica,
Melia Azadirachta]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Margosa
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]