margosa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of margosa
1805–15; aphetic < Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso bitter
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Oh! children, I have come down on my car, which is decorated with mango flowers, margosa, and jasmine.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
It is noted by Bishop Whitehead24 that it was formerly the custom for women to come to the shrine of Durgamma at Bellary clad in twigs of the margosa tree.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
If a vow has been made on behalf of a sick cow, the animal is bathed in the river, clad in margosa leaves, and led round the temple.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
There is a widespread belief that gul bēl growing on a margosa tree is more efficacious as a medicine than that which is found on other kinds of trees.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
The devotees are bound to wear a garment made of fresh margosa twigs with their leaves.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
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