Margosa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]