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NEEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does neem mean?
• NEEM (noun)
The noun NEEM has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: NEEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
arishth; Azadirachta indica; margosa; Melia Azadirachta; neem; neem tree; nim tree
Hypernyms ("neem" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (parts of "neem"):
neem seed (seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products)
Holonyms ("neem" is a member of...):
Azadirachta; genus Azadirachta (genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees)
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