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Mar*go"sa (?), n. [Pg. amargoso
bitter.] (Bot.) A large tree of the 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.

{ Mar"gra*vate (?), Mar*gra"vi*ate (?), }
n. [Cf. F. margraviat.] The territory
or jurisdiction of a margrave.

Mar"grave (?), n. [G. markgraf,
prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border,
march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth.
gagrëfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F.
margrave. See March border, and cf.


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