neem
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Etymology[edit]
From Hindi नीम (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
neem (plural neems)
- Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.
- 2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic, published 2009, page 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[edit]
- (Azadirachta indica): margosa, peelu, chinaberry, white cedar, Persian lilac, syringa berry, bead tree, azedarach
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Azadirachta indica
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Dutch[edit]
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Verb[edit]
neem
- inflection of nemen:
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Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *neemi.
Noun[edit]
neem (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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