neem
English
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A neem
Etymology
From Hindi नीम (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /niːm/
Noun
neem (plural neems)
- Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin.
- 2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic 2009, p. 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.
- 2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic 2009, p. 108:
Synonyms
- (Azadirachta indica): margosa, peelu
Derived terms
- neem cake
Alternative forms
- nim
Translations
Azadirachta indica
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Anagrams
- em- -en
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːm
- IPA(key): /neːm/
Verb
neem
- first-person singular present indicative of nemen
- imperative of nemen
Anagrams
- meen, mene, neme
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *neemi.
Noun
neem (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- (geography) cape, promontory, headland
Declension
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