noun
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 tree, ↑nim tree, ↑margosa, ↑arishth, ↑Azadirachta indica, ↑Melia Azadirachta
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Azadirachta, ↑genus Azadirachta
• Part Meronyms: ↑neem seed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.