neem (n m)n. A tall, usually evergreen East Indian tree (Azadirachta indica) widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its timber, resin, bitter bark, and aromatic seed oil, which is used medicinally and as an insecticide. [Hindi n  m, from Sanskrit nimba .] |
neem [niːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a large tree of India, Azadirachta indica, all parts of which are useful to man: the leaves act as a natural pesticide, the fruit and seeds yield a medicinal oil, the bark is used to make a tonic, and the trunk exudes a gum
[from Hindi nīm, from Sanskrit nimba]
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| Noun | 1. | neem - large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia Azadirachta, genus Azadirachta - genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees neem seed - seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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