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neem
[ neem ]
- a product of the seeds of a tropical tree, Azadirachta indica, of the mahogany family, that disrupts reproduction in insects, used as an insecticide.
- Also called neem tree, the tree itself.
neem
/ niːm /
noun
- 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
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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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