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neem

[ neem ]

  1. a product of the seeds of a tropical tree, Azadirachta indica, of the mahogany family, that disrupts reproduction in insects, used as an insecticide.
  2. Also called neem tree, the tree itself.


neem

/ niːm /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of neem1

1805–15; < Hindi nīm < Sanskrit nimba
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neem1

C19: from Hindi nīm, from Sanskrit nimba
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Example Sentences

While greeting him I heard a great clamour of scolding babblers (Crateropus canorus) emanating from a neem tree hard by.

"Ik heb not the neem of Jan," snarled the detected Koets, retiring in disorder.

My elder sister Uma and I were seated in the early morning under a neem tree in our Gorakhpur compound.

In accordance with ancient custom, the master gave to people in general a neem 35-19 oil for the cure of various diseases.

On the side of his plate was a large lump of very bitter neem leaves, a notable blood cleanser.

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