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Definition of 'neem'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, , whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin
  • * 2008 , Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger , Atlantic 2009, p. 108:
  • He was standing at the gate, rubbing his teeth with a twig broken from a neem tree – which is what many poor people in my country do, Mr Premier, when they want to clean their teeth.

    Synonyms

    * margosa *

    Derived terms

    * neem cake

    Similar to 'neem'

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