margosan.

Brit.

/mɑːˈɡəʊsə/, U.S.

/ˌmɑrˈɡoʊsə/

Forms: 1800s murgosah, 1800s– margosa.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese margosa de mato.

Etymology: < Portuguese margosa de mato (1701 or earlier), probably < margosa , aphetic form of amargosa , feminine of amargoso bitter (13th cent.), probably < post-classical Latin amaricosus (1139 or earlier) < amaricare amaricate v. + -osus -ous suffix. Compare French margousier (1782 in form Margosier).

1. In full margosa tree. The neem tree, Azadirachta indica.

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locust tree1795

margosa1802

1802 Duke of Wellington Let. 25 Aug. in Dispatches (1834) I. 291 An additional quantity of the bark of the Murgosah tree.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. at Melia According to Dr. Ainslie a kind of toddy is procured by fermenting the sap of healthy young margosa-trees.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 464 It is supposed that the Melia Azedarachta, or neem-tree of India, possesses febrifugal properties;..it is also called the Margosa-tree.

1871 S. Mateer Land of Charity vii. 98 It is already well known that there are powerful tonics and febrifuges, such as the bark of the Margosa tree.

1930 Punch 16 Apr. 434/1 There's gold on the young Margosa, the flame-o'-the-forest's out.

1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor ii. 26 Jagan..broke a twig from a margosa tree.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. xi. 337 The sun broke through in twinkles through the tamarind trees or leapt over the margosa to dapple their way.

2. In full margosa oil. A bitter oil extracted from the seeds of the margosa tree, used in traditional medicine and as a natural insecticide; neem oil.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > azedarac

white cedar1654

bead-tree1668

azedarac1753

Melia1753

pride of China1778

pride of India1803

margosa1813

neema1819

China-tree1819

sandal-tree1864

holy tree1866

China-berry1890

1813 W. Ainslie Materia Medica Hindoostan 127 A certain portion of Margosa oil.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 3 June 8/1 Pieces of cloth soaked in margosa oil were wound round its horns and set fire to.

1991 Hindu (Madras) 6 Dec. 18/2 (advt.) Margosa prevents pus formation in teeth and removes pain in the gums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	margosa
释义	margosan. Brit. /mɑːˈɡəʊsə/, U.S. /ˌmɑrˈɡoʊsə/ Forms: 1800s murgosah, 1800s– margosa. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese margosa de mato. Etymology: < Portuguese margosa de mato (1701 or earlier), probably < margosa , aphetic form of amargosa , feminine of amargoso bitter (13th cent.), probably < post-classical Latin amaricosus (1139 or earlier) < amaricare amaricate v. + -osus -ous suffix. Compare French margousier (1782 in form Margosier). 1. In full margosa tree. The neem tree, Azadirachta indica. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] locust tree1795 margosa1802 1802 Duke of Wellington Let. 25 Aug. in Dispatches (1834) I. 291 An additional quantity of the bark of the Murgosah tree. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. at Melia According to Dr. Ainslie a kind of toddy is procured by fermenting the sap of healthy young margosa-trees. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 464 It is supposed that the Melia Azedarachta, or neem-tree of India, possesses febrifugal properties;..it is also called the Margosa-tree. 1871 S. Mateer Land of Charity vii. 98 It is already well known that there are powerful tonics and febrifuges, such as the bark of the Margosa tree. 1930 Punch 16 Apr. 434/1 There's gold on the young Margosa, the flame-o'-the-forest's out. 1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor ii. 26 Jagan..broke a twig from a margosa tree. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. xi. 337 The sun broke through in twinkles through the tamarind trees or leapt over the margosa to dapple their way. 2. In full margosa oil. A bitter oil extracted from the seeds of the margosa tree, used in traditional medicine and as a natural insecticide; neem oil. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > azedarac white cedar1654 bead-tree1668 azedarac1753 Melia1753 pride of China1778 pride of India1803 margosa1813 neema1819 China-tree1819 sandal-tree1864 holy tree1866 China-berry1890 1813 W. Ainslie Materia Medica Hindoostan 127 A certain portion of Margosa oil. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 3 June 8/1 Pieces of cloth soaked in margosa oil were wound round its horns and set fire to. 1991 Hindu (Madras) 6 Dec. 18/2 (advt.) Margosa prevents pus formation in teeth and removes pain in the gums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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