Found 2 items, similar to Melia Azedarach.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach
n : 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Melia Azedarach
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]