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margosa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun margosa has 1 sense
- margosa(n = noun.plant) arishth, azadirachta indica, melia azadirachta, neem, neem tree, nim tree - 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; Array is a member of azadirachta, genus azadirachta
has parts: neem seed
is a kind of tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
margosa, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.].
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."
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