melia azadirachta

3 definitions found

melia azadirachta - 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.
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           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

  Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
     An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and Melia Azedarach
     . See Margosa.
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melia azadirachta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Melia Azadirachta
      n 1: 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, Melia Azadirachta]