Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Margosa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
A large tree of genus {Melia} ({M. 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 {M. 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.
The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
margosa
n : large semi-evergreen tree of East India; 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}]
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