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neem

/neem/US // nim //UK // (niːm) //

楝树,印度楝树,印楝树,印楝

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • : Also called neem tree, nim tree, margosa. the tree itself.

Examples

  • 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.