English-Thai Dictionary
margosa
N ต้น สะ เดา
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MARGOSA
Mar *go "sa, n. Etym: [Pg. amargoso bitter. ] (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
margosa
mar go sa |märˈgōsə mɑrˈɡoʊsə | ▶noun another term for neem . ORIGIN Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso ‘bitter. ’
Oxford Dictionary
margosa
margosa |mɑːˈgəʊsə | ▶noun another term for neem. ORIGIN Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso ‘bitter ’.
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