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Neem tree

Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[=i]m.] (Bot.) An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and Melia Azedarach. See Margosa.

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neem tree

n. 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 [syn: neem, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta]

Usage examples of "neem tree".

From the neem tree that grew at the edge of the lot and hung over into the sewerage trace he cut a thick rod, far thicker than those he normally cut.

At Rishi Valley, I use only natural organic fertilizers like neem cake [a compost of decayed leaves from the neem tree].