3 definitions
for Melia Azadirachta
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and Melia
Azedarach. See Margosa.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
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]
