MELIA AZEDARACH
\mˈɛliəɹ ˈe͡ɪzdɐɹˌat͡ʃ], \mˈɛliəɹ ˈeɪzdɐɹˌatʃ], \m_ˈɛ_l_i__ə_ɹ ˈeɪ_z_d_ɐ_ɹ_ˌa_tʃ]\
Definitions of MELIA AZEDARACH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
By Princeton University
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tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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Pride of India or of China, Pride tree, Hop tree, Bead tree. Nat. Ord. Meliaceae; Sex. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. The bark of the root-called in India Neem Bark, Azedarach, (Ph. U.S.), is usually given in decoction, in the proportion of three or four ounces of the bark of the fresh root to a quart of water, boiled down to a pint. The dose is one or two table-spoonsfuls, every two or three hours, till purging is induced. It is given in this manner as an anthelmintic. It is sometimes formed into an ointment, and used in tinea capitis. The tree is a native of Syria, Persia, and the north of India, and is abundant in the southern states of the Union.
By Robley Dunglison
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